Hitoyoshi [city] - Hitoyoshi

Japanese: 人吉[市] - ひとよし

A city in the southern part of Kumamoto Prefecture. Incorporated as a city in 1942, it occupies the mountainous area from the west to the south of the Hitoyoshi Basin. The city center developed as a castle town and a river port on the Kuma River, and is served by the Hisatsu Line and Kyushu Expressway, with the Kuma River Railway branching off from the city. It is a distribution center for timber, tea, shiitake mushrooms, and other crops, and lumber and agricultural processing are carried out there. In recent years, electrical machinery factories have also moved in. Kuma shochu is a specialty of the city. Hitoyoshi Onsen, which has over 30 hot springs along the Kuma River, is also the departure point for boats cruising down the Kuma River. It is known as one of the places in Japan where heavy fog occurs. 210.55 ^km2 . Population: 35,611 (2010).
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Japanese:

熊本県南部の市。1942年市制。人吉盆地西部から南部の山地を占める。中心市街は城下町，球磨(くま)川の河港として発達，肥薩線，九州自動車道が通じ，くま川鉄道を分岐。木材，茶，シイタケなどの集散地で製材，農産加工などが行われ，近年は電機工場なども進出。球磨焼酎を特産。球磨川沿いには30余ヵ所の源泉をもつ人吉温泉があり，球磨川下りの発船場でもある。全国有数の濃霧発生地として知られる。210.55km²。３万5611人（2010）。
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