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Culture in Kumamoto

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Ryuo Shrine 6

Ryuo Shrine

Eitetsu Terakado

Shrine with very cool dragon-shaped designs located in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto. There are rumors that your wishes come true if y...

Kumamoto
Sakura-no-baba Josaien

Sakura-no-baba Josaien

Mandy Bartok

Learn about the origins of Kumamoto's castle town at Sakuranobaba Josaien, an Edo-themed complex full of displays, restaurant...

Kumamoto
Kumamon Square

Kumamon Square

Kumamon Square is the" "office" "of the famous mascot Kumamon of Kumamoto Prefecture. The bear mascot was created in 2011 to ...

Kumamoto
Aso Shrine

Aso Shrine

Aso Shrine is a Shinto Shrine in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Aso is one of the oldest shrines in Japan. This shrine hold...

Kumamoto
Kumamoto Castle

Kumamoto Castle

Kumamoto Castle is the third largest castle in Japan and one of its most popular historic sites. Originally built in the earl...

Kumamoto
Suizenji Garden

Suizenji Garden

Suizenji Jojuen is a traditional Japanese landscape garden that was laid out in the late 1600s. Due to its enormous size of 6...

Kumamoto
Lafcadio Hearn Residence

Lafcadio Hearn Residence

Lafcadio Hearn was born in Greece in 1850 to a father from Ireland and a mother from Greece. He was a British explorer who ca...

Kumamoto