Located in a section of Ninomaru Park at Kumamoto Castle, this comprehensive museum handles works from ancient to modern periods. The number of artifacts sums up to be about 5,400, and it hosted ”The Hosokawa Collection-Eiseibunko Gallery in Kumamoto” to make the works of Eiseibunko open for public viewing during this past April. Along with their regular display of permanent collections and galleries on Kumamoto’s art, it hosts exhibitions for fine arts from various locations as well.
This general interest museum is themed around connecting the memories of Kumamoto to the future. It features permanent exhibits of a wide range of ma…
Enshrined here at this shrine are Katō Kiyomasa, Ōki Kaneyoshi and Kin. Then-named ”Nishikiyama Shrine” was built within Kumamoto Castle premises a…
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…
Wakuwakuza is a space where you can see, listen, touch, and be moved. This is a zone for discovering the history and culture that will make your visi…
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…
Mutsugoro is a popular restaurant specializes in horse meat cuisine and local specialties. They offer various horse meat dishes such as fresh finest …
A long-established Japanese restaurant founded in 1949. Here, you can enjoy luxurious Kumamoto specialties such as karashirenkon (lotus root mustard)…