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Kumamoto

Natural discoveries with Mount Aso and coastal Amakusa

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Photo: Hill of narcissist in Kumamoto. – Kohji Asakawa / CC0 1.0

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Mount Aso
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Kumamoto City

Kumamoto City

Kumamoto City brims with history with Kumamoto Castle, standing since the 13th century, located here. Along with Himeji and M...

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Aso

Aso

Aso is Kumamoto's most fascinating sightseeing spot. From having the largest inhabited caldera in the world to the surroundin...

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Amakusa

Amakusa

Amakusa is a set of islands made up of two larger ones called Kamishima and Shimoshima and numerous smaller ones. It is fille...

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Upcoming Kumamoto Events

Kikuka Winery Festival

Kikuka Winery Festival

Kim

Taking place throughout Golden Week (April 29th through to May 5th), the Kikuka Wine Festival celebrates this much-loved beve...

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Kumamoto Taiwan Festival

Kumamoto Taiwan Festival

Kim

The Kumamoto Taiwan Festival is a three-day event which brings a variety of flavorsome dishes to the city's Hanabatake Hiroba...

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Where to eat in Kumamoto

Izakaya Hama Chan

Izakaya Hama Chan

Yui Yamaguchi

Evoking Kumamoto Castle with its black walls and wood framed windows is your first impression of Izakaya Hamachan. The sign ...

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Places to stay in Kumamoto

Latest Kumamoto Reports

Aso Boy

Aso Boy

Guillaume Doré

Ride the Aso Boy train on the line between Kumamoto and Beppu. A nice train with a cute dog mascot and a kid playground in on...

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Cycling in Kinokura 7

Cycling in Kinokura

Bonson Lam

Who would have thought that Kumamoto is the adventure capital of Kyushu? Here you can go snowboarding and earlier in the same...

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About Kumamoto

Kumamoto
Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Kyushu
Island Kyushu
Capital Kumamoto
Population 1,817,426
Area 7,409.32 sq. km

Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県, Kumamoto-ken) is a great place to go to if you’re looking for hot springs; they’re everywhere, including the popular Kurokawa Onsen. Be sure to visit Kumamoto Castle, one of Japan’s top castles, while you’re there as well.

If you like nature, Kumamoto is also a nice destination; Suizenji Park is perfect for photographs, while Mount Aso is one of the world’s largest active volcanoes. Take a look at the unique Tsujun Bridge for some architectural magnificence.

One popular activity in Kumamoto is riding the scenic Steam Locomotive Hitoyoshi; make sure you get reserve seats well in advance, as tickets sell out surprisingly quickly. Kumamoto is also famous for its raw horse sashimi; if you can’t muster up the courage to try that, have some tonkotsu (pork-bone broth) noodles instead. 

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