OFFICIAL KUMAMOTO TOURISM GUIDE

Sightseeing

North area

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 most famous flower watching spots in the city indeed.

 

In the flower season, there are visitors enjoying parties days and night

Cherry blossoms season: Late March to early April

Number of trees: 3,000 trees

Light-up: Available

Bathrooms: Available

Address
Waifu-machi, Kikuchi-shi, Kumamoto
Contact
Kikuchi-shi Commerce, and Tourism Division
TEL
0968-25-7223
Access
Approx. 60-minute drive from the center of Kumamoto city
Parking Lot
Totally 400 parking lots nearby Kikuchi Park and Kikuchi Shrine areas
* The parking lots in nearby Kikuchi Town Plaza are also available
 

Neighborhood Sightseeing spots

  • Kikuchi Shrine

    Kikuchi Shrine, built in 1870, is dedicated to the 12th head Kikuchi Taketoki, the 13th head Takeshige and the 15th head Takemitsu of the Kikuchi Cla…

  • Kikuchi Onsen

    There is a legend which says that Kikuchi Onsen (also known as Waifu Onsen) was discovered 60 years ago when a white dragon appeared in the steam clo…

  • Kikuchi Castle

    This vast castle site is centered around Yonabaru in Kikuka, Yamaga and spans all the way to Horikiri in Kikuchi, covering an area equivalent to 12 T…

  • Michino-eki Melon Dome (Shichijomachi Local Produce Center)

    This market with a big parking area and a restaurant brings in Japan’s best rice, fresh vegetables, melon, and flowers, and many more items for sale.

Neighborhood Restaurants

  • LaTo

    LaTo is an agricultural-based company that handles everything from cultivation and processing to design and sales. Processed products such as dried t…

  • Hanakomachi

    Hanakomachi is a Western-style restaurant located across the street from Kumamoto City's Kita Ward Office. The owner-chef Hiroyuki Honda, who operate…

  • Noka Restaurant Tangoyama

    A yakiniku restaurant run by a local livestock farmer located in a mountain village near Uchimaki Onsen. The delicious red beef comes from healthy ca…

  • Imakin Restaurant

    Here you can enjoy the red beef bowl, which is a rare red beef full of umami-flavor topping a bowl of donburi. This taste is so popular that there is…