'''Hondo''' [http://www.city.hondo.kumamoto.jp] is a city of Kumamoto prefecture in Amakusa islands.
Understand
The City has 144.81 square kilometers. The average annual temperature is 17.3 centigrade degrees and the average annual rainfall is 1,994mm. Four distinct seasons are enjoyed and the weather provides a most suitable climate for citrus orchards. City Flower is "Crinum", City Tree is "Oak Tree", and City Bird is "Kingfisher".
Get in
'''car'''- about 2 hours from Kumamoto city
when you go to Amakusa by car, you need to cross five bridges, '''Kinmon bridge'''(______), '''Oyano bridge'''(________), '''Nakano bridge'''(______), '''Maejima bridge'''(_O____), '''Matsusima bridge'''(______). All bridges except Kinmon bridge are near with each other, but Kinmon bridge is far from Oyano bridge.
'''ferry'''- about 65 minutes from Kumamoto port
You can go by ferry called 'Marine View'. It has an observation room and a stand.
'''airline'''- about 20 minutes from Kumamoto airport
Get around
See
'''Amakusa dolphin_@World''' You can watch performance shows of dolphins and sea lions, feed penguina, and touch dolphins here.
'''''Kabuto-Ume'''''(___~) It's a beautiful ume blossom but doesn't bear fruit. The reason is guessed as a curse of a woman. In the Middle ages, she was a wife of a ''samurai'' and fought bravely against enemies in full armor. However, her helmet (__ in Japanese) was caught in the ume tree and she was killed because of it. So, she had a grudge against the tree and said, "I never let it bear fruit!"
Do
'''Hondo bathing beach''' It's next to '''Amakusa Dolphin World'''. The sea is running calmly and there's good place for family.
Buy
'''Amakusa international hotel Alegria''' ('''Amakusa Dolphin World''' is in this site.)
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Sleep
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