Kumamon Square
This is the base of operations for Kumamon, Kumamoto Prefecture's Sales and Happiness Manager,…
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Statues of Luffy
As part of the ONE PIECE Kumamoto Revival Project, the Luffy statue was placed in the Promenade in …
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JR Kumamoto Station
Kumamoto Station is located about 2 km southwest of the center of Kumamoto City (Kumamoto Castle, C…
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Six Traditional Flowers of Higo
Hosokawa Shigekata (1721–1785), the sixth Hosokawa lord of Kumamoto, is famous for his reforms of t…
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Riddell ＆ Wright Memorial Museum
Hannah Riddell came to Japan in 1891 as an Anglican missionary and moved to Kumamoto two years late…
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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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Yuuhouen Fruits Land
Yuuhouen Fruits Land is a unique pick-your-own farm that has crops ready for picking all year round…
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Mount Hanaoka
This popular spot offers sweeping panoramas overlooking Kumamoto Castle and the Shirakawa River win…
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Kumamoto Prefectural Traditional Crafts Center
【Kumamoto Prefectural Traditional Crafts Center is currently closed.】
This crafts center is…
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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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