Yayoicho
Yayoicho is a quarter in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto. Yayoicho is situated nearby to the quarter Koganecho, as well as near Nishikicho.Places of Interest
Highlights include Yatsushiro Castle and Yatsushiro Station.
Yatsushiro Castle
Park
Photo: Emeraldgreen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yatsushiro Castle is the remains of a castle structure in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. In 1619, Mugishima Castle collapsed due to a large earthquake then Katō Kiyomasa's son Kato Tadahiro ordered his vassal Katō Masataka to build a new castle.
Yatsushiro Station
Railway stop
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yatsushiro Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and the third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway.
Yatsushiro-gū
Shinto shrine
Yatsushiro-gū is a Shinto shrine located in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Its main festival is held annually on August 3. It was founded in 1884, and enshrines the kami of Prince Kaneyoshi.
Yayoicho
- Type: Quarter
- Also known as: “Yayoichō”
- Category: locality
- Location: Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.50233° or 32° 30′ 8″ northLongitude
130.61168° or 130° 36′ 42″ eastElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
8Q4GGJ26+WMOpenStreetMap ID
node 8047372568OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
11191748
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In Other Languages
“Yayoicho” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “やよいちょう”
- Japanese: “ヤヨイチョウ”
- Japanese: “弥生町”
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