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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  • Amu Plaza Kumamoto

    Amu Plaza Kumamoto is a commercial facility of JR Kyushu that opened in April 2021 in front of Kumamoto Station. The selling space is about 50,000 m2…

  • Japan’s Number One Stone Steps / Shakainmisaka Yuhodo (Shakainmisaka Promenade)

    Kumamoto’s own, Japan’s Number One flight of Stone Steps, all in 3,333 steps - all made of exquisite stones from ten different locations and granite …

  • Rakunoh Mother’s - Aso Milk Farm

    You can experience and learn all about dairy farming at the Aso Milk Farm. On this 330,000㎡ farm (81.5 acres), they offer various hands-on farm-life…

  • Minami Aso Railways

    Recently operation between Takamori station and Nakamatsu station only.You can also enjoy getting a thrill of crossing deep valleys on the "Trams”, a…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Sunasenrigahama

    Sunasenrigahama is the old crater located in the southeast of Mt.Aso Nakadake Crater. The rough rock surface and black sand land covered with volcan…

  • Kikuchi Gorge

    Kikuchi Keikoku (Kikuchi Gorge) is a 4km long gorge located in Aso Kuju National Park. The water runs from the outer rim of the Aso Crater. It is als…

  • Shohinken

    This tea garden was established in 1688 by Matsui Naoyuki, the third lord of Yatsushiro Castle, in honor of his mother, the nun Suho Inni. At the tim…

  • Dolphin Watching

    In Hayasakiseto, the offshore of Hutae port, about 200 wild dolphins are living there. Visitors can meet dolphins in any seasons. They are calm and t…

  • Aso Shrine

    Aso Shrine is said to have a history of around 2500 years. When you go through Miyaji in Ichinomiya Town of Aso City, a large tower gate will leap ou…

  • 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…

  • Shirakawa Suigen

    Shirakawa Suigen, Shirakawa Spring Source is so famous that Ministry of Environment chose it as one of the 100 Best Natural Waters in Japan. 14 degre…

  • Hinagu Onsen

    Hinagu Onsen is a  hot spring resort town in Yatsushiro City with a charming, rustic atmosphere. It is said to have been discovered in 1409, and has …

  • Wakuwakuza Kumamoto Castle Museum

    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…

  • Reigan-do (Reigan Cave)

    The legendary swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi, came to Higo region in 1640 by the invitation of Daimyo Hosokawa Tadatoshi. This cave is where he complete…

  • 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 …

  • Sakitsu Church

    Facing the calm waters of Yokaku Bay, Sakitsu Village in Amakusa has a long Christian history beginning in 1569 when Luís de Almeida, a Portuguese mi…

  • Misumi West Port

    Misumi West Port is located on the west side of the Uto Peninsula, southwest of Kumamoto city. In 2015 it received a World Heritage Status designatio…

  • Einoo Tsurugi Shrine

    Founded in the year 713, the shrine venerates the god Wadatsumi no Kami, and is also known by another name: Sword Shrine. The shrine is believed to p…

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