This general interest museum is themed around connecting the memories of Kumamoto to the future. It features permanent exhibits of a wide range of materials on important cultural properties, history, and nature. In addition to this, there are special exhibition rooms for temporary exhibits and hands-on workshops, including experiments and craft-making. The museum also houses a planetarium.
Located in a section of Ninomaru Park at Kumamoto Castle, this comprehensive museum handles works from ancient to modern periods. The number of artif…
One of Kumamoto’s representative traditional crafts of Higo Zogan is produced by engraving designs into an iron base, which are then inlaid with gold…
Enshrined here at this shrine are Katō Kiyomasa, Ōki Kaneyoshi and Kin. Then-named ”Nishikiyama Shrine” was built within Kumamoto Castle premises a…
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…
Ikinariya Watanabe specializes in Ikinari Dango, Kumamoto's local specialty. Ikinari Dango is a steamed dumpling filled with sweet potato and red bea…
The combination of tonkotsu chicken bones and garlic oil with medium thick, hard straight noodles in the hot water is exquisite. At this restaurant w…
Goto Bettei is a horse meat-specialized restaurant at the back of Kumamoto City Hall. The extensive menu includes basashi(sliced raw horse meat), ste…
Ichiza is a izakaya, Japanese dining bar that serves a variety of dishes on the Kaminoura Street. They serve regular izakaya menu such as fried fish …