On his Facebook page, Mr. Yagi of the Kumamoto International Foundation shared this information about an opportunity to visit cultural spots in Yamato-cho and Misato-cho.

Here’s the address of Mr. Yagi’s original post:

https://www.facebook.com/hiromitsu.yagi/posts/772293169466966

The application deadline is coming up soon so, if you are interested, please hurry:

Here’s the text of Mr. Yagi’s message:

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Hello,

As I received UNESCO’s invitation for foreign residents to visit Kumamoto’s cultural heritages by bus,so I would like to email you, as follows:

  1. Purpose:

To deepen the understandings of Kumamoto’s culture, nature and history, and then to exchange friendships

  1. Organizer: Kumamoto UNESCO Assocation

  2. Date and time: 8:40am - 4:20pm on Sat. 8 March

  3. Destination; The cultural spots in Yamato-cho and Misato-cho

  4. For whom: Foreign residents (over elementary students)

  • Capacity 35persons (bus seats are limited) *Infant who do not go to elementary school are not allowed to join.
  1. Participation fee 500Yen/person for adult 300Yen/person for elementary school students

*The fee be paid on the tour day.

  1. Kumamoto Prefecture Government Building (6-18-1 Suizenji Chuo-ku Kumamoto-shi) *Please note that it is not the Kumamoto City Hall

　　http://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/soshiki/3/access-map-add2009.html

  1. Itinerary

8:40 Get together at the big Clock at the Kumamoto Prefecture Government building 9:00 Start for the tour by bus

10:40 Seiwa Bunraku theater / View and experience the Bunraku

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunraku

11:50 Lunch at the Seiwa Bunraku no Sato (rest square in Seiwa) 12:40 Departure of the rest square

13:40 Tujyun bridge and Water fall (Gorogataki)

　http://www.town.kumamoto-yamato.lg.jp/map/pub/Detail.aspx?c_id=56&id=395

A great stone bridge with irrigation function

14:40 Departure of the bridge

15:15 Reitai bridge　(Viewing from the bus windows)

http://www.yado.co.jp/hasi/kumamoto/midorik/reidai/reidai.htm

16:20 Return to the Kumamoto Prefecture Government building

  1. Lunch : Please be recommended to bring some lunch boxes as it will be crowed at the food shop there…

  2. Note: Be punctual . The bus should depart on time without waiting the person delayed…

  3. Application:

Please email to yagi at KIF at [email protected] following info. (Deadline Feb 19, I make the list and email to UNESCO office on the following day.)

  1. full name
  2. nationality
  3. phone number (and ,Keitai number in urgent)
  4. Age. (for insurance)
  5. Have you join the tour of UNESCO before? Yes or No

If you want to join with you family, please write names of all the family members who would like to join.

** If the applicants are over 35persons, lottery by the Kumamoto UNESCO association should be made. Then, the UNESCO will get back by Feb. 28 if you can join or not… So I will be able to email the result to each of you on March 1 at latest…

I hope this be interesting.

Cordially,

Hiromitsu YAGI ([email protected]) Kumamoto International Foundation Phone +81 (0)96 359-2020 Fax +81 (0)96 359-5783