Draft Essay 2-02a: My favorite place

I will tell you about my favorite place. My favorite place is my hometown. My hometown is Yoshino. Yoshino is in Kawachi Town, Kumamoto City. My hometown has a lot of good points. I will introduce them to you.

One of good points is nature of my hometown. My hometown is full of nature. First, my hometown has Mt. Kinpo. The mountain is the highest mountain in Kumamoto City. When you climb Mt. Kinpo, you can see beautiful scenery. I especially like night view from top of the mountain. It was so beautiful. I’m touched whenever I see it. I want you to see it. Secondly, my hometown has special products. They are mandarin oranges and pears. Most of people who live in my hometown are farming family. My grandfather also makes mandarin oranges. Autumn is the best season for mandarin oranges and pears, so people are very busy now. However, mandarin oranges and pears that are made in my hometown are so delicious! I love them.

Thirdly, animals also live in my hometown. I have ever seen wild boars and wild rabbits. I often hear the song of birds. And more, there are fireflies in the river. In summer, they glow at night. They are so beautiful. Lastly, it is said that Soseki Natsume visited my hometown. It is related to his novel “Kusamakura.” There are four stone monuments that are written haiku in my hometown. These haiku were made by him.

Also, I have a lot of memories in my hometown. There are my nursery school, my elementary school and junior high school, and I have memories at each place. When I was a child, I really enjoyed playing with friends at nursery school. When I was an elementary school student, I reared larval fireflies and planted in the river. When I was a junior high school student, I held 60th anniversary events. I was unforgettable beauty of mizu-akari. Mizu-akari is a light which are made of bamboo. I had a good time with my friends who were from same town until I was in junior high school. I have known my oldest friend since I was in nursery school. 

That is why I like my hometowns. My hometown is full of nature and has a lot of memories for me. If anything, my hometown is rural, but the relationship between people is close. I was born and grew up in my hometown. I’m proud of my hometown.

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