Minami-Aso Village
(October 18, 2015) For 25 years, Minami-Aso Village has been holding the International Country Music Festival's "Country Gold" in the outdoor stage "Aspector", which was made by the Kumamoto Prefecture. In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of this cultural relationship between the U.S. and Japan, 20 Friendship Blossoms dogwood trees were planted in Asobou-no-sato Kugino in October 2015.