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| | ANA SKY WEB ENGLISH : Kumamoto City Guide |
 | | Kumamoto City is the center of politics, business, and culture of Kumamoto Prefecture and is called the "city of forests and water." The Shira River, Tsuboi River, and Iseri River flow through the city as if they are cleansing it. |
 | | There are memorial halls and the residences of Yakumo Koizumi (Lafcadio Hearn) and Soseki Natsume, who lived in Kumamoto as a teacher, and the brothers Soho and Roka Tokutomi, originally from Kumamoto, who played active roles in the press and literary world during the Meiji Era. |
 | | Kumamoto Castle is one of Japan´s three greatest castles, along with Osaka Castle and Nagoya Castle. |
| www.ana.co.jp /eng/dms/travel/city_guide/kumamoto_guide.html (932 words) |
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