Kumamoto City embodies the rich culture, natural beauty, and stimulating flavors of Kyushu. Explore iconic attractions and restorative hot-spring baths, authentic eateries and shopping streets bustling with local warmth, or hop on a train for easy day-trip access to almost any other Kyushu destination. Connect with Kumamoto, and uncover Kyushu.
Explore beyond Kumamoto Castle to discover another Kumamoto. Uncover the city’s best kept secrets, from hip coffee shops and hole-in-the-wall bars to Kumamoto soul food and local crafts.
Top Things To Do At Kumamoto Station
Welcome to Kumamoto City! JR Kumamoto Station is one of Kumamoto City’s major transportation hubs with access to local and Shinkansen trains, the City Tram, local and long-distance buses, and taxis. This post will tell you all you need to know about Kumamoto Station, plus some extra recommendati…
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Special Events in Kumamoto City: Street Art-plex, Christmas Market & Shirakawa Night Market
Kumamoto City is rich in culture and boasts a number of traditional matsuri (festivals) throughout the year, like the Great Festival of Fujisaki Hachimangu Shrine in September and the Seishoko Matsuri in July. In recent years, a number of new events have sprung up throughout the city th…
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What Makes Kumamoto Ramen Special?
What’s your favorite kind of ramen? If tonkotsu is your thing, Kumamoto ramen is a must-try spin on this tasty ramen style. This post will tell you all you need to know about Kumamoto-style ramen, plus introduce a couple traditional tonkotsu ramen shops.
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Suizenji Jojuen: Where Traditional Japanese Arts Live On
Along with Kumamoto Castle, Suizenji Jojuen Garden (sometimes called Suizenji Park) is one of the main tourist spots in Kumamoto City. The carefully manicured gardens occupy an important place in Kumamoto’s history and speak volumes of Kumamoto’s unique samurai culture.
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Suizenji Jojuen Garden
This garden on the southeast side of Kumamoto Castle was created by Hosokawa Tadatoshi (1586–1641),…
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Kumamoto Castle
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Kumamoto Castle is a hilltop Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Kum…
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Reigando Cave
Reigando Cave is famous as the place where legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi (1584–1645) spent t…
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Sakura-no-Baba Josaien
This area re-creates the bustling atmosphere of a seventeenth-century castle town, and is a great p…
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Lake Ezu
Lake Ezu is actually made up of two smaller lakes, Kami-Ezu and Shimo-Ezu, that combine to a length…
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Toge-no-Chaya Park
This park is based on the book "Kusamakura", written by the famous 19th century author Na…
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