Soyang [town] - Soyang

Japanese: 蘇陽[町] - そよう

This is an old town in Aso County, in the eastern part of Kumamoto Prefecture, bordering Miyazaki Prefecture. It is a plateau region that stretches from the southeastern part of Mount Aso to the Kyushu Mountains, and is covered with vast forests and wilderness. Beef cattle are raised, and shiitake mushrooms, tea, chestnuts, and tobacco are also cultivated. The town's center is Mamihara, where national highways 218 and 265 intersect. Soyo Gorge, famous for its autumn leaves, is located upstream of the Gokase River. In February 2005, it merged with Yabe Town and Seiwa Village in Kamimashiki County to become a town, called Yamato Town. It has an area of 118.92 ^km2 and a population of 4,818 (2003).

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Japanese:

熊本県東部，宮崎県に接する阿蘇郡の旧町。阿蘇山南東部から九州山地に続く高原地域で，山林原野が広い。肉牛を飼育，シイタケ，茶，クリ，タバコも栽培。中心は国道218，265号線が交わる馬見原(まみはら)。五ヶ瀬川上流に紅葉で有名な蘇陽峡がある。2005年２月上益城郡矢部町，清和村と合併し町制，山都町となる。118.92km²。4818人（2003）。

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