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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  • Shimotori Arcade

    Shimotori arcade is the biggest shopping arcade in Kumamoto, which is 510m in length, 15m in width. With an air of openness and brightness, departmen…

  • 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…

  • Tangoyama Observatory

    This observatory is on Mt. Tango with an altitude of 653m near Uchinomaki Onsen in Aso City. You can see the panoramic view of Aso, such as Daikanbo …

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Michi-no-eki Oguni Yu-Station

    Michi-no-eki Oguni Yu-station is a product hall that has a bus stop, tourism center, and gallery. The building adopted the timber space trussed const…

  • Sensuikyo

    Sensuikyo is beautiful when blanketed by approximately 50,000 Miyama Kirishima flowers. From mid-May, the area enters its prime viewing season, trans…

  • 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…

  • Sakuranobaba Johsaien

    Sakuranobaba Johsaien is a facility for tourism and cultural exchange.  It consists of “The Wakuwakuza History and Cultural Experience” and “The Saku…

  • Hagenoyu Onsen

    Hagenoyu Onsen is situated at an elevation of 760 meters, at the western foot of Mt. Waita. There are 4 hot spring accommodations and some private ba…

  • Ikeyama Suigen Riverhead

    Ikeyama Suigen is a fountain head selected as one of 100 finest water in Japan by the Environment Ministry. It boasts its abundant spring water that …

  • Kumamoto City Zoological & Botanical Gardens

    Located in Higashi Ward's Kengun area of Kumamoto City, this municipal zoo and botanical garden offers a delightful mix of flora and fauna. It also f…

  • Mandakoh

    The abandoned industrial compound of Mandakoh had once operated for the largest coal mine ever existed in Japan. From its opening in 1899 to the clos…

  • Sakurayu

    “Sakurayu” is originated from the history that the first lord of Higo Hosokawa clan loved Yamaga Onsen and built it as place to rest. It was demolish…

  • Oe Church (Oe Tenshudo)

    After the resurgence of the Christianity, the current church was built by a French propagator, Father Garnier who made his effort with local Christia…

  • Aso Nature Land

    Aso Nature Land offers a wide range of outdoor activities. From paragliding, mountain biking, hot air ballooning to canoeing, this extreme-sports est…

  • Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum

    The Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum is located in the Kikuchi River basin, in the north of Kumamoto. This area is home to many ancie…

  • A tour of Mizuki (fountain) and a stroll in a temple town

    Mizuki means a fountain, and there are springs called Mizuki on Ichinomiya Monzen Shopping Street. The water is prized as delicious, mellow consecrat…

  • 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…

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