Famous people in Kumamoto

I want to tell you about famous people who is from Kumamoto.

Do you know Kitahara Hakusyu? He is a Japanese poet. He was born in Nankan. I remember that I learned his poem at the Japanese class when I was an elementary school student. He met some famous people, for example, Yosano Akiko, Ishilawa Takuboku and Mori Ogai. He made a lot of school songs for many school. He gave a song Tokyo University as a second school song. I think that he is a good poet.

Do you know Hara Yutaka? He is an illustrator. His famous work is Kaiketsu-zorori. When I was an elementary school student, I often read it. I liked it, so I was surprised that the man who wrote Kaiketu-zorori is from Kumamoto.

The author of famous manga “One piece” is from Kumamoto. I think that people living in Kumamoto have already known. So, I want to tell you about other writer of manga. Do you know “Natsume Yuujinntyou”?  I like this manga. This manga’s author is from Kumamoto. The name of her is Midorikawa Yuki. She lives in Kumamoto now. Her manga is set in Kumamoto. According to her manga, there is a well that can drink natural soda pop in Asagiri Town. I want to go there someday.

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