Top Things to do in Uki
10 Things to Do in Uki That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Uki, Japan including Misumi Nishiko Park, Explore Kumamoto, Miyahara Service Area Inbound Line, Okakisho Keiya Kimura No Arare, Michi-no-Eki Uki, Michi-no-Eki Ryuhoku, Nagabeta Undersea Road, Aeon Mall Kumamoto Clair, Suizenji Jojuen Garden, Shiranui Onsen.
Restaurants in Uki
1. Misumi Nishiko Park
Overall Ratings
4 based on 90 reviews
Reviewed By BoABeauBear - Bath, United Kingdom
Very attractive location 1.5-2 hours drive West of Kumamoto Shi (the JR Misumi train line from Kumamoto terminate at Misumi East Port, and buses also run from the Kumamoto Kotsu Centre). Misumi West Port is located in a picturesque natural harbour at the gateway to the Amakusa Islands, facing the Ariake Sea.
West Port was designed by a Dutch engineer and has an attractive mix of western colonial style and traditional Japanese buildings from the Meiji period - late 19th century. It is now a cultural heritage centre where East meets West, highlighting the planning and craftsmanship of the era - but no longer a working port, except for pleasure craft, as it is part of the Misumi Nishiko Park.
The port is backed by rocky hills covered in sub-tropical foliage and vegetation, and at the waters edge outside the fine stonework quay of the port is a sandy beach, often lined with anglers fishing from the shore, or families bathing and playing in the sea and on the beach. Rocky flora covered Islands are just offshore, and one in particular has a conical shape like a pyramid in the sea.
In the port area is a tea room with a Terrace overlooking the beach and sea, and set back from the port is the old colonial style hotel Urashimaya - now a museum. Lafcadio Hearn (aka Koizumi Yakumo) stayed here in the 1890's after a nightmare trip to Nagasaki. He mentions it in his writings as - "...built and furnished in Western style, - as much superior to the Nagasaki hotel as the sun is superior to a farthing candle".
The Old Port of Misumi has survived intact and its appearance is almost unchanged since the Meiji period, making it quite unique in the whole of Japan. Well worth the trip if you are in Kumamoto for some time, if as much to view the azure sea and Islands, as to wandering through the old port, colonial buildings and traditional Japanese warehouses and administrative buildings.
Take a step back in time - it is now a tranquil and relaxing place, rather than the melée of yesteryear as a busy economic centre and major shipping port.
2. Explore Kumamoto
Overall Ratings
5 based on 44 reviews
Explore Kumamoto specializes in providing 1 day tours run by a native English speaker around the Kumamoto area. We pride ourselves on providing a unique, friendly, fun and informative experience that will turn your trip into an unforgettable memory.
Reviewed By DYA717 - Honolulu
I signed up for Helen’s Samurai tour and was quoted a price. When I arrived for the tour, another person signed on so we had a large discount. We started this tour visiting Tatsuda park which is the garden for the Hosokawa family who still has a residence on it. There were monuments to the Hosokawa’s ancestors. Miyamoto Mushashi, Japanese famous swordsman has a monument there. Then we went to Regaindo Cave where Mushashi spent a year meditating and writing his thoughts which became the Book of 5 Rings. The afternoon was spent with Mr. Matsunaga, one of the few and quickly declining group of samurai swords making people. It was a treat after learning about swords making and seeing Mr. Matsunaga in action, that we actually went through the basics of swinging a real samurai sword. After some basic lessons, we tried to cut wet tatami rolls which simulate the body’s resistance to a slice by a samurai sword. What an experience. Helen is very knowledgeable. She is the best. There is no other samurai sword tour around that I know of.
3. Miyahara Service Area Inbound Line
Overall Ratings
4 based on 4 reviews
4. Okakisho Keiya Kimura No Arare
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By debuusa - Japan
熊本県甲佐町にある、木村あられ工場の敷地内にある直営店です。
熊本地震で甲佐町工場は大きな被害を受けたようでしたが、2016年11月現在、元気に営業していました。
直営店はあまり広くありませんが、色々なあられが試食出来たり、賞味期限の近い商品が安く販売されていたりします。
ギフト商品も各種取り揃えているので、お土産として購入し、消費ボランティアとしてちょっぴり復興に貢献できて良かったです。
5. Michi-no-Eki Uki
Overall Ratings
4 based on 33 reviews
6. Michi-no-Eki Ryuhoku
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 5 reviews
7. Nagabeta Undersea Road
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 24 reviews
8. Aeon Mall Kumamoto Clair
Overall Ratings
4 based on 41 reviews
Reviewed By Annalyn J - Manila
We went here looking for a certain shop but didn't find it. So we shopped at Daiso on the second floor. Nothing special with the stores but the Japanese restaurants were good, as always. Affordably priced for a complete lunch with noodles, dishes, rice and soup
9. Suizenji Jojuen Garden
Overall Ratings
4 based on 602 reviews
The Japanese garden I started to make than 1963. In area of about 73,000 square meters and it is a compact in which it is said that Japan's largest garden, rich in spring water from Mt. Aso, and has created a world of different dimension to the urban space. Landscape, is also said to have reproduced the landscape of the Tokaido, including Fuji Gojusantsugi.
Reviewed By CirilB - Ljubljana, Slovenia
This place is awesome. It can get quite hot in the summer, but it is very well maintained Japanese park. There are many nicely shaped trees and bushes. It is very very clean. There are a lot of fish in the lake and there is even an airconditioned resting place for really hot days. It is well worth coming
10. Shiranui Onsen
Overall Ratings
4 based on 19 reviews
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