Access Yatsushiro

07/03/2024

Play games and learn Japanese for free(!) at March's Japanese Exchange Plaza, aka Nihongo Kouryu Hiroba.
When? -> March 17th, Sunday 10 AM-11:30 AM *different than usual!
Where? -> Sakurajuji Hall Yatsushiro, 3rd Floor, Medium Meeting Room (https://maps.app.goo.gl/WtKyyARpdMZA3uSu8)
Sign up Here! -> https://logoform.jp/form/zis6/519888
Or in the shared post's comments.
Hope to see you there!

#やつしろ国際協会
#日本語教育 #日本語教室

#にほんご　 #日本語能力試験

05/03/2024

Play games and learn Japanese for free at March's Japanese Exchange Plaza! Aka Nihongo Kouryu Hiroba.
When? -> March 17th, Sunday 10 AM-11:30 AM *different than usual!
Where? -> Sakurajuji Hall Yatsushiro, 3rd Floor, Medium Meeting Room (https://maps.app.goo.gl/WtKyyARpdMZA3uSu8)
Sign up Here! -> https://logoform.jp/form/zis6/519888
Or in the shared post's comments.

Hope to see you there!

#やつしろ国際協会
#日本語教育 #日本語教室

#にほんご　 #日本語能力試験

📢「にほんご こうりゅう ひろば」に参加（さんか）しませんか？
　3月（がつ）の にほんご こうりゅう ひろば は
「にほんのあそび」です。
みんなで　かるた、けんだま、おてだま　など　にほんのあそび　を　しましょう！！
　いつですか？ → 3月（がつ）17日（にち）日曜日（にちようび） 10時（じ）から(いつもと　じかん　が　ちがいます！！)
　どこですか？ →　桜十字ホールやつしろ（さくらじゅうじほーる）　３階（かい）　中会議室（ちゅうかいぎしつ）
　参加（さんか）したい人（ひと）は？
　　　　　　→ ここからもうしこんでくださいhttps://logoform.jp/form/zis6/519888
　　　　　　　　 Facebookのコメントでも いいです。
　※無料(むりょう)　です。（おかねは かかりません。）
　・にほんご で はなしたい。
　・ともだち が ほしい。
　・にほんの ことを しりたい。
　　　　　　　　　　　ぜんぶ OK です！

#やつしろ国際協会
#日本語教室
#八代
#にほんご

27/02/2024

This March 3rd, come to the 42nd Sencho Igusa no Sato Festival!

A "rush grass" centered event will be held in the rush grass "hometown" of Sencho, Yatsushiro. Some say rush grass' fragrance is relaxing. We hope visitors enjoy the sights and spells of this early spring festival.

Date: Sunday, March 3, 2024, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Yatsushiro City Community Center, Igusa-no-sato Park, Sencho Community Center area
Activities: Igusa and Igusa Product Fair Award Ceremony, Exhibition
　　　 Eitaro Show
　　　 Performances by Sencho Town's traditional performing arts preservation society
Raffle Drawing
　　　 Mochitsuki (rice-cake pounding), hanagoza (hand-weaving), and traditional games
　　　 Rush coaster shooting parlor, Rush ring toss, Children's mikoshi (portable shrine)
　　　 Mini Tatami mat making, Mini SL (miniature train)
　　　 Igusa Cooking Corner, Product Sales, Food Trucks, and more!
　　　
Main Events
(1) 100,000 yen travel voucher as a special prize in the Raffle Drawing
(2) High-quality tatami mats will be given away (5 winners selected by drawing)
(3) Sakamoto Reconstruction Support Project: First 500 visitors to the hall will receive one Botamochi, a Sakamoto specialty
or one "Higadora," a dorayaki filled with rush powder invented by Yatsushiro Higashi High School.
　　　　　　

26/02/2024

Access Yatsushiro now has a homepage on Wordpress!
Deep-dive into more Yatsushiro information and read our blog posts here: accessyatsushiro.wordpress.com
And check it regularly for the most up-to-date info about events in town!

22/02/2024

Hello there, head editor here.
🌧The weather in Yatsushiro has been pretty dark and dreary lately, but that just makes the plum blossoms pop even more! Their hot-pink color helps brighten my February days. 🩷 You can find these particular plum blossoms at Matsui Shrine, just north of the Yatsushiro Castle Ruins.

12/02/2024

This March 3rd (Sunday) from 10 AM to 4 PM is the Sencho Town Igusa Festival at Sencho Community Center and Igusa no Sato Park! 💚

Come for the performances and variety of food for sale, stay for the crafts, prize drawing, and igusa awards ceremony!
Performers include Eitaro, the idol group Earth Ace K*M, local womens' sumo matches, and more! Make your own mini-tatami mat and a multicolored igusa coasters!

07/02/2024

Camp in Yatsushiro city this Feb 10-11! Sign up here: https://shop.renzan.net/SHOP/SH-20240127.html
Curious about camping but don't know where to start? Try this camping travel package, complete with tent, sleeping bags, fire-making equipment, and everything you might need for a night out in nature. This one even comes with local cuisine of tomato stew and fish paste cakes!

02/02/2024

This weekend!
On February 3rd and 4th at Hanabata Plaza in Kumamoto City the Southern Kumamoto Food Valley Festival will be hosted! Open 10:00 am until 5:00 pm.
Visit to sample and buy delicious food raised, harvested, and made in Yatsushiro, Minamata, Ashikita, Hitoyoshi, Kuma, and more!
Lounge at the kotatsu corner with some mandarin oranges and feel the Yatsushiro tatami flooring for yourself.
Food products developed by high schoolers also available for sale!
Local patisseries will be selling their special Valentine's Day themed sweets.
The 3rd ever Wild Game Competition is being held at the same time!
Official Website: https://foodvalleyfesta.com/

八代、水俣・芦北、人吉・球磨の「うまかモン」が大集合！食の祭典へぜひお越しください。

31/01/2024

★Sakamoto Recovery Market★
Jan 30 (Tu.) - Feb 5 (Mon.)
Where? ➡ Tsuruya Books, Kumamoto Sannenzaka 1st Floor Event Space
For Sale ➡ rice flour cookies, fresh mushrooms, steamed mushroom rice seasoning, miso, salty miso koji, sweetfish, and more!

Sakamoto was badly damaged in the July 2020 torrential rains. 3 and a half years have passed, and we're rebuilding slowly, step by step. Sakamoto's abundant natural resources, including the Kuma river, make for delicious eats!
Buy, eat, and support us!

31/01/2024

This weekend!
On February 3rd and 4th at Hanabata Plaza in Kumamoto City the Southern Kumamoto Food Valley Festival will be hosted! Open 10:00 am until 5:00 pm.

Visit to sample and buy delicious food raised, harvested, and made in Yatsushiro, Minamata, Ashikita, Hitoyoshi, Kuma, and more!
Lounge at the kotatsu corner with some mandarin oranges and feel the Yatsushiro tatami flooring for yourself.
Food products developed by high schoolers also available for sale!
Local patisseries will be selling their special Valentine's Day themed sweets.

The 3rd ever Wild Game Competition is being held at the same time!

Official Website: https://foodvalleyfesta.com/

30/01/2024

Laugh and Learn about SDGs in Yatsushiro!

Watch Yasui Masaji, leader of the Kyushu Shinkigeki, Mokkosu Fire, and others perform their comedy routines based around SDGs, and listen in on the laugh-out-loud Yoshimoto Performers' Special Stage!

Local businesses and high school students will present their projects, and there are tons of card games and activities to enjoy! Food trucks will also be on the scene.

Date: February 12 (Monday, National Holiday) 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Location: Sakurajuji Hall Yatsushiro
Free!

More details here: https://www.city.yatsushiro.lg.jp/kiji00321364/index.html

18/01/2024

This Sunday!
Celebrate the new year with some calligraphy at Sakurajuji Hall this Sunday from 2 PM to 3:30 PM!

📢「にほんご こうりゅう ひろば」に参加（さんか）しませんか？
　１月（がつ）の にほんご こうりゅう ひろば は
「お正月（しょうがつ）のすごしかた　と　書初め（かきぞめ）！」です。
みんなで　書初め（かきぞめ）＜書道（しょどう）＞をしましょう！！
　いつですか？ → １月（がつ）２１日（にち）日曜日（にちようび）
　どこですか？ →　桜十字ホールやつしろ（さくらじゅうじほーる）　３階（かい）　中会議室（ちゅうかいぎしつ）
　参加（さんか）したい人（ひと）は？
　　　　　　→ ここからもうしこんでくださいhttps://logoform.jp/form/zis6/467822
　　　　　　　　 Facebookのコメントでも いいです。
　※無料(むりょう)　です。（おかねは かかりません。）
　・にほんご で はなしたい。
　・ともだち が ほしい。
　・にほんの ことを しりたい。
　　　　　　　　　　　ぜんぶ OK です！
〇これからの　かつどう　よてい　です。
・３がつ１７にち（にちようび）
ばしょ：桜十字ホール（さくらじゅうじほーる）やつしろ　３階（かい）中会議室（ちゅうかいぎしつ）
じかん：１４じ　から
#やつしろ国際協会
#日本語教室
#八代
#にほんご

20/12/2023

🏅Local students compete to be the fastest team to reach the goal at Yatsushiro Sports Park Athletic Field!
Opening Ceremony: 8:30 AM at Yatsushiro Sports Park Athletic Field
Watch out for traffic restrictions on the day-of.

11/12/2023

Kagami Oyster House opens tomorrow! Get your fill of the seafood while supporting local fishers here!

2023鏡オイスターハウスOPENのお知らせ平素より格別のご愛顧にあずかり、ありがとうございます。鏡オイスターハウスは2023年12月12日火曜日より開店する運びとなりました。これもひとえに皆様方のご愛顧の賜物と感謝して.....

11/12/2023

🍅Taste test a new instant soup product made with freeze-dried Yatsushiro specialty Hachibee tomatoes and ginger for free on the 25th! The soup is already available for sale at: Yatsushiro City Hall kiosk, Yokatoko Bussankan Farmers' Market, Fureai Center Izumi, Food Plaza Nishida, and Seisen Hiroba Top.

Date: Dec 25
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Yokatoko Bussankan Farmers' Market
Contact: Food Valley Promotion Division 0965-33-8780
More details: http://www.city.yatsushiro.lg.jp/kiji00321164/index.html

「八代産トマトと生姜のスープ」試食会開催

　本市の特産品である「はちべえトマト」の規格外品を使用し、フリーズドライ技術でスープに仕立てました。カップに入れてお湯を注ぐだけで、あっという間に本市産生姜が香る風味豊かな本格的なトマトスープが出来上がります。
　この商品は、「八代市民の皆様に長く愛される地産地消の商品づくり」をコンセプトに開発しました。是非ご賞味ください。
　現在、八代市役所内売店・八代よかとこ物産館・道の駅坂本・道の駅東陽・ふれあいセンターいずみ・フードプラザにしだ・生鮮広場トップで絶賛販売中です。１２月２５日（月）１１時からは、よかとこ物産館店頭にて、試食会を開催いたします。

日　時　１２月２５日(月)
　　　　１１時～１２時
場　所　よかとこ物産館
問合せ　フードバレー推進課☎0965-33-8780

詳しくはこちら
http://www.city.yatsushiro.lg.jp/kiji00321164/index.html

11/12/2023

♪ Join the next Nihongo Kouryuu Hiroba (Japanese Exchange Plaza)! This weekend is their Year-End Party: play bingo, sing, and listen to live music ♪
When? -> December 17th (Sun) 14:00-15:30
Where? -> Sakurajuji Hall, 3rd Floor Meeting Room
Sign up here at this link: https://logoform.jp/form/zis6/435512 for free!
Future Nihongo Kouryuu Hirobas will be on:
January 21st, February 18th, and March 17th
at Sakura Juji Hall Yatsushiro’s 3rd Floor Meeting Hall from 2 PM until 3:30 PM.

Yatsushiro City International Society Homepage: https://8koku.jp/

📢「にほんご こうりゅう ひろば」に参加（さんか）しませんか？
　１2月（がつ）の にほんご こうりゅう ひろば は
「年末パーティー（ねんまつぱーてぃー）」です。
みんなで　ビンゴゲームや歌（うた）、ダンス（だんす）をたのしみましょう！！
　いつですか？ → １２月（がつ）１７日（にち）日曜日（にちようび）
　どこですか？ →　桜十字ホール（さくらじゅうじほーる）やつしろ　3階（かい）大会議室（だいかいぎしつ）
　参加（さんか）したい人（ひと）は？
　　　　　　→ ここからもうしこんでくださいhttps://logoform.jp/form/zis6/435512
　　　　　　　　 Facebookのコメントでも いいです。
　※無料(むりょう)　です。（おかねは かかりません。）
　・にほんご で はなしたい。
　・ともだち が ほしい。
　・にほんの ことを しりたい。
　　　　　　　　　　　ぜんぶ OK です！
〇これからの　かつどう　よてい　です。
・１がつ２１にち（にちようび）
・２がつ１８にち（にちようび）
・３がつ１７にち（にちようび）
ばしょ：桜十字ホール（さくらじゅうじほーる）やつしろ　３階（かい）大会議室（だいかいぎしつ）
じかん：１４じ　から
#やつしろ国際協会
#日本語教室
#八代
#にほんご

11/12/2023

🐻Kumamon visited Toyo's Roadside Station on December 8! They visited Banpeiyu farmer Miyayama Takuya's home and helped deliver their harvest to the Station. Customers and workers at the Station thanked Kumamon for lending a hand. 😊 Check out Kumamon's official YouTube channel for more!

04/12/2023

Donate blood in Yatsushiro this December on the 12, 24, or 29th! 🩸 The Japanese Red Cross's blood-mobile will be at the following locations on those dates. Help out the community, whatever nationality you may have!

28/11/2023

🎤Amateur Night in Honmachi!📢
●Date & Time: December 1st (Fri) 19:00 onwards
●Venue: Garappa Hiroba (in Honmachi Arcade,
next to CATARRATTO restaurant)
Pin: maps.app.goo.gl/ZFC9fjfhs61WKEAPA
●Cost: Free to watch！
For performers: 300 yen per person
(high schoolers or younger can perform for free)

＜Schedule＞
19:00〜19:20　Garappa Sisters
19:20〜19:40　mori-chan
19:40〜20:00　muscat
20:00〜20:20　aba
20:20〜20:40　handsome boy
20:40〜21:00　ikebesutoaa
21:00〜21:20　Lien
21:20〜21:40　rikisuke
※the times listed above include set changes
※actual start times may vary

28/11/2023

Sign up to see Paralympian athletes sharpen their ping pong skills on December 8, 9, and 10! Sign up link at bottom of this post.

Where? Toyooka Chiken Arena, Small Arena

When?
●Friday, December 8, 2023
14:00 onwards Welcome Ceremony
14:30-17:30 Practice

●Saturday, December 9, 2023
9:00-12:00 Practice
12:45 Check-in
13:00 Opening Ceremony / Warm-up
13:30 Talk Show
14:00 Exhibition Match
14:30 Feedback
16:00 Closing Ceremony, Commemorative Photo
16:00-18:00 Practice

●Sunday, December 10, 2023
9:00-12:00 Practice

*The above times are subject to change.
*Pre-registration is required to participate in the event.

Please pre-register the URL below.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdR1nWfxo5mfrDA0CKvqYCHcjqzCWtA5hi7fTC8cOZEqvL20Q/viewform

20/11/2023

⛩ Yatsushiro's biggest event of the year: the Myoken Festival. ⛩ Get ready for the festivities on the night before, the 22nd, this Wednesday! Visit Honmachi Arcade between 5:30 PM and 8:30 PM to see all the performances, food stalls, sales, and games! And not to mention all the kasaboko floats and the Kida/Gamé to be paraded around the city on the 23rd.

15/11/2023

✨View the Leonid Meteor Shower at Sakamoto Observatory on Saturday the 18th! ✨

How to Get to Sakamoto Observatory from Route 219 bit.ly/46dG169

Observatory Open: 1 PM to 10 PM (last entry at 9:30 PM)

Entrance Fee:
Adults - 310 yen
Elementary to High School Students - 150 yen

Sakamoto Observatory’s Website:
city.yatsushiro.kumamoto.jp/astro/

15/11/2023

Next Tuesday! Have any questions about your residency in Japan? Free consultations are offered monthly at Yatsushiro City Hall. November's consultation times are shown below. Check the city's post about it for more details: https://bit.ly/46hlQ78

10/11/2023

🐴 Ready for the running of the horses? 🐴 Practice for leading horses in the Myoken Festival parade is underway. Visit Yatsushiro City on the 23rd to see it all!

06/11/2023

Badminton athletes representing the Japan team ("A" Representatives) will be practicing in the lead up to the Kumamoto Masters Japan Badminton Championships at Yatsushiro Toyooka Chiken Arena on the below dates and times. Drop by for a peek at peak performance! Free, no reservation required. **No photography allowed.**

02/11/2023

🎤Amateur Night in Honmachi!📢
●Date & Time
November 3rd (Fri) 7:00 PM onwards
●Venue
Garappa Hiroba (in Honmachi Arcade, next to CATARRATTO restaurant)
[Pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZFC9fjfhs61WKEAPA]
●Cost
Free to watch！
For performers: 300 yen per person (high schoolers or younger can perform for free)
＜Schedule＞
19:00〜19:20 nagatakoira
19:20〜19:40 mori-chan
19:40〜19:50 okita-san
19:50〜20:10 yuuki
20:10〜20:30 naocozun
20:30〜20:50 handsome boy
20:50〜21:10 Garappa Sisters
21:10〜21:30 Rikisuke
※the times listed above include set changes
※actual start times may vary

02/11/2023

🎼 Listen to the sounds of the Japanese lute and Japanese flute this weekend, deep in the Gokanosho mountains. 🍂 The evening's finale is a Kagura dance performance, traditionally done as part of an offering to Shinto gods.

🍁 Check out our previous posts for info on how to get to Heike no Sato in Gokanosho, and other traffic notices for the area this month. 🍂

02/11/2023

Yatsushiro Disaster Preparedness Festa 2023 is this Friday, November 3!
Let's Think About Disaster Prevention Together!
Disaster prevention seminars and other events to think about disaster preparedness will be held. In addition, there will be a variety of other events, such as an exhibition by the Self-Defense Forces and firefighters, a first-aid experience, and a fire extinguishing experience using a water extinguisher.

Date: November 3, 2023 (Friday, holiday) 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Venue: Yatsushiro City Hall
Admission: Free!
Parking: Yatsushiro City Hall, and the gravel parking lot next to Yatsushiro City Library.
Main Events:
　Disaster preparedness seminar (*Reservation required.)
　Ride in Self-Defense Force and Fire Department Vehicles
　First aid and fire extinguishing experience with water extinguishers
　Emergency food tasting experience
　Flooding experience using AR and VR
　Disaster prevention goods exhibition
　Hydraulic door experience and torrential rain experience
　Disaster Safety Confirmation Service Experience

Disaster Prevention Seminar Details
Time: 10:00-12:30 (*The opening ceremony of the Disaster Prevention Festa will be held at the beginning of the seminar.)

"Shiho-Mama's Not-If-But-When Techniques to Be Safe" by Disaster Prevention and Security Planner, Ms. Shiho Yanagihara

"My Experience in the Great East Japan Earthquake - I'll never forget 3.11" by Mr. Fumio Sugawara, Guide Circle Shiofu, from Minamisanriku Town, Miyagi Prefecture
　
Capacity: 50 people. First-reserved, first-served basis.

01/11/2023

Join the next Nihongo Kouryuu Hiroba (Japanese Exchange Plaza)!
Try your hand at a scavenger hunt around central Yatsushiro with us!
This one meets on Sunday, November 12th at Yatsushiro City Hall, in Meeting Room C.
Sign up here at this link: https://logoform.jp/form/zis6/408779
The event is free!
Future Nihongo Kouryuu Hirobas will be on
December 17th, January 21st, February 18th, and March 17th
at Sakura Juji Hall Yatsushiro’s 3rd Floor Meeting Hall from 2 PM until 3:30 PM.

Yatsushiro City International Society Homepage: https://8koku.jp/

01/11/2023

🌷🌹 Free Flower Seeds are Available for Pick-Up at City Hall! 🌷🌹
Would you like to plant flowers at home? In order to fill Yatsushiro City with flowers, city hall is offering free flower seeds to all citizens.
Feel free to pick them up at the following locations:
　　　City Hall Main Office, General Information Desk (1F)
　　　City Hall Main Office, Construction Policy Section (5F)
　　　Sencho Branch Office, Regional Development Division (1F)
　　　Kagami Branch Office Regional Development Division (1F)
　　　Sakamoto Branch Office, Regional Development Division
　　　Toyo Branch Office, Regional Development Division
　　　Izumi Branch Office, Regional Development Division
*One bag per person.
*Distribution will end when we run out of flower seeds.
*We would appreciate it if you could send images of the flowers when they bloom to the Construction Policy Division ([email protected]). We will share the images on our website, etc.
*Pick-up is possible from 8:30 am to 5:15 pm on weekdays.
*Seeds are not available on Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays.

Flower seeds are provided by the Kumamoto Landscape Collaboration (https://kumamoto-midori.com). The Kumamoto Landscape Collaboration provides subsidies for private-sector gardening and related activities.