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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  • Ogi Terraced Rice Fields

    Carved out from the eroded land nestled in the mountains, the farms of this area follow the contours of the terrain to create unique fan-shaped paddi…

  • 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…

  • Hitoyoshi Onsen

    Hitoyoshi Onsen originated in 1910, and now there are more than 50 hot spring sources. The spring quality is weak alkaline carbonate spring, which fe…

  • mio camino Amakusa

    Mio Camino AMAKUSA is a tourist complex facility located in Kamiamakusa City, consisting of information center, various shops offering local delicaci…

  • Seiwa Bunraku-kan, Seiwa Bunraku-mura Roadside Station

    Located within the Seiwa Bunraku-mura Roadside Station, Seiwa Bunraku-kan is a theater for traditional Seiwa Bunraku puppetry, an art that has been p…

  • 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…

  • Heitate Jingu Shrine

    Heitate Jingu Shrine is gathering attention as a spiritual spot and has a cypress tree which is said to be 15,000 years old.

  • Shonan Yokoi Memorial Hall (Shijiken)

    This was the former residence of Shonan Yokoi, a thinker from the latter half of the 19th century. He lived here from 1855 until he was invited to mo…

  • Kokindenju no Ma

    Kokindenju no Ma is on the right as you enter the main gate of Suizenji Jojuen Garden. It was supposedly where Prince Hachijo Toshihito studied. The …

  • Local Products Center Nankan Iki-Iki-Mura

    Iki-Iki-Mura is a local products center located 3minute’s drive from Nankan IC of Kyushu Express Way. You can buy various kinds of local products in…

  • Kajiyamachi-dori Street

    This street retains the charm of the castle town of Hitoyoshi, with its picturesque cobblestone paths and white-walled merchant houses. During the er…

  • Izumi Shrine

    This shrine is located within Suizenji Jojuen Garden, a National Scenic Spot and Historic Site and a renowned sightseeing spot in Kumamoto. Izumi Shr…

  • Michino-eki Minamata Restaurant Takenko

    Located in Michino-eki Minamata, this restaurant offers lunch buffet with main dish and 40 varieties of side dishes using local ingredients. You can …

  • Arao Mud Flats

    The Arao Mud Flats are located on the eastern shores of central Ariake Sea and span approximately 9.1 km north to south, making them the largest tida…

  • Higo Zogan (Inlays)

    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…

  • 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 T…

  • Mazeno Gorge

    Mazeno Gorge is the source of the Chikugo River. It features clear stream waters washing over large rock faces and the broadleaf trees lining both ba…

  • 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 …

  • 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…

  • Koga Falls

    Koga Falls consists of two waterfalls: Odaki with a drop of about 80 meters and Medaki with a drop of about 100 meters. During the coldest periods, t…

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