OFFICIAL KUMAMOTO TOURISM GUIDE

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  • Kumamoto Castle

    Kumamoto Castle is known for being one of the three great castles in Japan. Also known as Ginkgo Castle, the castle was built by Kato Kiyomasa in 160…

    History/culture
  • Nabegataki (Nabegataki Falls)

    This is only 5 minutes from Sakamoto Zenzo Museum of Art by car. A coalition of willing locals have been preserving with every minimal amount of hum…

  • Kumamon Square

    Kumamon Square is the base of operations for Kumamon, the official Sales and Happiness Manager of Kumamoto Prefecture. This spot features a 360-degre…

  • Kurokawa Onsen

    Kurokawa Onsen, at an elevation of 700meters, is renowned as one of the most popular hot spring spots in Japan. Each Onsen Ryokan(inns) has different…

    Hot springs

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  • Mt. Aso Nakadake Crater

    Mt.Aso's  caldera is one of the world's largest calderas, which stretches 18km east-west, 25km north-south. There are five mountains, Mt.Nekodake, Mt…

  • Nabegataki (Nabegataki Falls)

    This is only 5 minutes from Sakamoto Zenzo Museum of Art by car. A coalition of willing locals have been preserving with every minimal amount of hum…

  • Kurokawa Onsen

    Kurokawa Onsen, at an elevation of 700meters, is renowned as one of the most popular hot spring spots in Japan. Each Onsen Ryokan(inns) has different…

  • Takamoritoge No Senbonsakura (Thousands of Cherry Blossom Trees)

    A scenic drive over the mountain with splendid sceneries with cherry blossoms. And, let’s indulge in the charming spring views with the panoramic vie…

  • Kusasenri

    Kusasenri is a vast grassy plain which offers great views of the volcanically active Nakadake Peak. Kusasenri also features a large pond and horses c…

  • Komezuka

    Komezuka is a volcanic cone in Aso and is about 50 meters in height. A green grass field covers the surrounding area and the surface of it. It’s quit…

  • Kikuchi Park Area

    Kikuchi Park is a spot for the magical cherry light up at night, the approach to Kikuchi Shrine is like a cherry flower tunnel, and it is one of the …

  • Greenland

     Greenland is the main feature of the major resort area ”Greenland Resort” which holds this amusement park within the premise. There are over 80 typ…

  • Kumamon Square

    Kumamon Square is the base of operations for Kumamon, the official Sales and Happiness Manager of Kumamoto Prefecture. This spot features a 360-degre…

  • Daikanbo

    Daikanbo is in the northeast of the Uchinomaki Onsen area and is on the edge of the outer rim of the Aso caldera. Daikanbo offers the best 360-degre…

  • Sakura Machi Kumamoto

    This large-scale complex was completed in 2019 and stands as a new landmark in the Sakuramachi neighborhood of Kumamoto City. It includes a bus termi…

  • Kamishikimi Kumanoza Shrine

    This mystical shrine has been hot topic on social media as “the entrance to another world”. 97 stone lanterns line up along the approach leading to …

  • Torokko Train

    The Torokko is a popular tourist train that takes a leisurely journey from Takamori Station to Tateno Station, covering 17.7 kilometers in just under…

  • Suizenji Jojuen (Suizenji Park)

    A historical garden dating from the Momoyama period (1568 - 1600)   The origin of this garden dates back to 1632 when Hosokawa Tadatoshi, from the …

  • Kumamon Port Yatsushiro

    This facility was developed through a public-private partnership involving the national government, Kumamoto Prefecture, and Royal Caribbean as a hub…

  • Issingyo no Oozakura(The big cherry tree of issingyo)

    ”Issingyo no Oozakura (The big cherry tree of issingyo)” of Minamiaso-mura is very popular, and  Sakura blossoms in full glory in Spring. The cherry …

  • Aso Volcano Museum

    Located in a section of Aso Kusasenri Parking, Aso Volcano Museum is an ”amusement space” for learning and observing all about the world’s largest ca…

  • Kumamoto Castle

    Kumamoto Castle is known for being one of the three great castles in Japan. Also known as Ginkgo Castle, the castle was built by Kato Kiyomasa in 160…

  • Aso Farm Land

    Aso Farm Land is a leisure park located in the Aso-Kuju National Park. The facilities are designed to provide visitors with a place to get away and t…

  • Aso Cuddly Dominion

    Aso Cuddly Dominion will welcome tourists with a variety of animals from all over the world.  It is the only theme park in Kyushu that you can touch …

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