Hitoyoshi

Hitoyoshi is the southernmost city of prefecture, . It is famous for its river fog from late autumn to early spring, kuma shochu spirits, and ayu or sweetfish.
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  • Type: City with 31,100 residents
  • Description: city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto” and “Hitoyosi
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hitoyoshi Castle and Hitoyoshi Station.

Castle
was an Edo period flatlands-style Japanese castle located in the city of Hitoyoshi, , . Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1961.

Railway station
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
is a railway station on the Hisatsu Line and Yunomae Line in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto, , operated by Kyushu Railway Company and Kumagawa Railroad.

Shinto shrine
is a Shinto shrine in Hitoyoshi, , . It is colloquially known as Aoi-san. It was originally established as a prefectural shrine, but is currently designated as a national shrine.

Hitoyoshi

Latitude
32.2057° or 32° 12′ 20″ north
Longitude
130.7601° or 130° 45′ 37″ east
Population
31,100
Elevation
130 metres (427 feet)
United Nations Location Code
JP HTY
Open location code
8Q4G6Q46+73
Open­Street­Map ID
node 739281294
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
1862352
Wiki­data ID
Q861292
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Hitoyoshi” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: هيتويوشي، كوماموتو
  • Arabic: هيتويوشي
  • Asturian: Hitoyoshi
  • Bengali: হিতোয়োশি
  • Catalan: Hitoyoshi
  • Cebuano: Hitoyoshi Shi
  • Chechen: Хитоёси
  • Chinese: Hitoyosi-chhī
  • Chinese: 人吉
  • Chinese: 人吉市
  • Czech: Hitojoši
  • Danish: Hitoyoshi
  • Dutch: Hitoyoshi
  • Egyptian Arabic: هيتويوشى
  • Finnish: Hitoyoshi
  • French: Hitoyoshi
  • Galician: Hitoyoshi
  • German: Hitoyoshi
  • Greek: Χιτογιόσι
  • Gujarati: હીટોયોશી
  • Hindi: हितोयोशी
  • Hungarian: Hitojosi
  • Indonesian: Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto
  • Indonesian: Hitoyoshi
  • Irish: Hitoyoshi
  • Italian: Hitoyoshi
  • Japanese: Hitoyoshi-Shi
  • Japanese: ひとよしし
  • Japanese: 人吉
  • Japanese: 人吉市
  • Kannada: ಹಿಟಾಯ್ಶಿ
  • Korean: 히토요시 시
  • Korean: 히토요시시
  • Latvian: Hitojoši
  • Literary Chinese: 人吉市
  • Lithuanian: Hitojošis
  • Malagasy: Hitoyoshi
  • Malay: Hitoyoshi
  • Marathi: हिट्योशी
  • Mazanderani: هیتویوشی، کوماموتو
  • Mazanderani: هیتویوشی
  • Min Nan Chinese: Hitoyosi-chhī
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Hitoyoshi
  • Persian: هیتویوشی، کوماموتو
  • Persian: هیتویوشی
  • Polish: Hitoyoshi
  • Portuguese: Hitoyoshi
  • Romanian: Hitoyoshi
  • Russian: Хитоёси
  • Sinhala: හිටියෝෂි
  • South Azerbaijani: هیتویوشی، کوماموتو
  • South Azerbaijani: هیتویوشی
  • Spanish: Hitoyoshi
  • Swedish: Hitoyoshi
  • Tagalog: Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto
  • Tagalog: Hitoyoshi
  • Tagalog: Hitoyosyi
  • Tajik: Hitojoşi
  • Tajik: Ҳитоёши
  • Tamil: ஹிடோயோஷி
  • Tatar: Хитоёси
  • Telugu: హితోయోషి
  • Thai: ฮิโตโยชิ
  • Turkish: Hitoyoshi
  • Ukrainian: Хітойосі
  • Ukrainian: Хітойоші
  • Urdu: حیتویوشی
  • Vietnamese: Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto
  • Vietnamese: Hitoyoshi
  • Waray (Philippines): Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto
  • Waray (Philippines): Hitoyoshi
  • Welsh: Hitoyoshi
  • Yue Chinese: 人吉

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