Kumamoto Prefectural Traditional Crafts Center
This crafts center is located northeast of the castle and is dedicated to the promotion of local cr…
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Gotozezan Memorial Hall
Goto Zezan was born in 1886 in Kuju (present-day Takeda), Oita Prefecture. While working for the Ky…
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Kamitori Shopping Arcade
The Kamitori Shopping Arcade stretches northward from Kumamoto's main street, Densha-Dori. The…
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Former Residence of Makiyo Ishimitsu
From the Meiji period to the Taisho period, Ishimitsu Makiyo lived a turbulent life while he was ch…
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Nagabei Path
This walkway extends from the foot of Miyukizaka Hill, where a seated bronze statute of Kato Kiyoma…
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Kumamoto City Zoological and Botanical Gardens
* At present, the facility is undergoing temporary closures. For more information about which areas…
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Namikizaka Street
This open-air street is the northern extension to the popular Kamitori shopping arcade. Where the r…
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Kokai Shotengai Market
The Kokai Shotengai market, located to the northeast of downtown Kumamoto, is an old-fashioned shop…
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Rokuden Shrine
Rokuden Shrine was constructed in 1178. Every year on October 9th, a great festival is held at the …
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Kihara Fudoson Temple
The expansive grounds of the Kihara Fudoson Temple stretch over a 6,600 square meter area. A stone …
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Tsukawara Kofun Park
The Tsukawara ancient burial mounds in this park combine to make one of Japan's largest histor…
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Ueki Onsen
Kumamoto has many hot springs, but two things make the waters of the town of Ueki Onsen special. Fi…
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