OFFICIAL KUMAMOTO TOURISM GUIDE

Sightseeing

North area

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 Tokyo Domes.

Built by the Yamato Imperial Court in the latter half of the 7th century, 67 structures within the mountain castle ruins of Kikuchi Castle have been found, including rice storage warehouses and barracks where guards lived and slept. Additionally, within the grounds, there's a museum named Onko Sosei-kan and a shop offering a variety of Kikuka's local specialties.

Address
〒861-0425
443-1 Yonabaru, Kikuka-machi, Yamaga-shi, Kumamoto-ken
TEL
0968-48-3178
URL
http://www.kofunkan.pref.kumamoto.jp/kikuchijo/
 

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Neighborhood Restaurants