Tuesday, October 13, 2015

About My Hometown

 Let me introduce my hometown, Taketoyo.       
 Taketoyo is located in the northeast corner of Chita Peninsula  in southern Aichi Prefecture, bordered by Mikawa Bay to the east.The town has a population of about 45000 and the total area is about 26 ㎢. 
 There is a legend of Urashina Taro in Taketoyo. Urashina Taro is one of the Ryugu (Dragon Place) legends which appear all over Japan. The place name of 'Urashima', 'Ryugu', and 'Otohime Bridge' have remained in Taketoyo.
 The traditional industries in the town is the production of soy sauce, miso. There is a factory where soy sauce and miso are produced near my parents' house. Those are very dericious , so please try one.
 Taketoyo is also famous for 'Dashi festival'. To put it simply, 'Dashi' is a festival car. People draw 'Dashi' about the town. 'Dashi' is very powerful and cool. Please try come to  Taketoyo and take part in the festival!
 Thank you for reading.

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