Hi friends, Atsuko here. It’s cold every day, but spring is just around the corner. It’s time of NOYAKI for Aso to prepare for spring. The beautiful grasslands of Aso are protected by wildfire. The bracken, Warabi sprout, after the wild fires are also my favorite spring flavor. (๑˃ᴗ˂)و ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー Aso City has announced the schedule for wild fires. Aso City HP https://www.city.aso.kumamoto.jp/

Schedule of wild fires 《Aso foot area (around Yonezuka, etc.) Date and time Sunday, February 27, 2022 From 9:00 a.m.

Preliminary date March 6 (Sunday) March 13 (Sunday) March 13 (Sunday) ・March 20 (Sunday) March 21 (Monday, National Holiday) March 27 (Sunday)

North Outer Rim Area (Daikanbong Area) Date and time March 6, 2022 (Sunday) From 9:00 a.m.

Preliminary day March 13 (Sunday) March 20 (Sunday) March 21 (Monday, National Holiday) March 27 (Sunday)

Prohibited items Entry into the wilderness (It is dangerous. You will get caught in the fire.) Parking your car on the road (It is dangerous. You may get caught in the fire.) Parking and stopping on the road (It may obstruct the traffic and cause an accident.)

Please note that The time for lighting the fire differs depending on the pastoral association. If the weather is bad, the event will be postponed to the above date. (Depending on the wind direction, flames may approach and melt or burn your car.) Please follow the instructions of security guards or local wildland firefighters as they may restrict traffic.

For inquiries, please contact Agricultural Policy Division, Economic Department, Aso City TEL 0967-22-3274

I hope that the fire will be finished safely.