Location: Kumamoto
Top Things to do in Kumamoto
Things to do in Kumamoto, Kyushu-Okinawa: The Best Points of Interest & Landmarks
Proud Kumamoto Castle is considered one of the most important of its kind. Visitors will be awed as they explore its stone curves, array of turrets, and displays of armor, weapons, and maps. Suizenji Jojuen Garden is downright cinematic, a playground of slopes and dips and trees, in a million shades of green. Cherry blossom season is a lovely time to visit.
Restaurants in Kumamoto
1. Kumamoto Castle
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,704 reviews
Reviewed By dlnun - Nebraska, United States
We spent an afternoon with an English guide from the Kumamoto SGG Club—-Mieko Okada who was our personal guide at the Kumamoto Castle & to the Suizenji Jojuen Gardens. If you go to Kumamoto these two sights should be at the top of your list of things to see & places to go. Hopefully in the next few months more of the reconstruction will allow for an actual tour of the castle, but the grounds, walls, and views were amazing none the less.
2. Former Hosokawa Mansion
3. Reigando
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4.0 based on 72 reviews
Reviewed By shawnmA406XT
Reigando is an immense walk through Japanese history. It's importance cannot be understated, considering that it is not only where Musashi wrote A Book of Five Rings and The Path of Aloneness, and also where he passed away, but it is near the 14th century Buddhist temple Unganzenji. The entire area is steeped in history. It's beautiful. It's rather remote, tucked away in the Kumamoto countryside. It's not a typical tourist destination. However, the effort put into getting here is well worth it. I recommend trying to arrange visiting here and Musashizuka, Musashi's tomb (in Kumamoto City) on the same trip (I did both on the same day).
4. Shinmachi Furumachi
5. Sakuranobaba Johsaien
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 561 reviews
Reviewed By Lawrence-Angeline - Kuching, Malaysia
If you don't have much time in Kumamoto and have a few hours to kill, this is the place for you. Lots of eateries and souvenirs. Great for families with older people and younger kids as it is traffic-free and safe to just wander within the compounds of the place without worries of getting lost.
6. Kumamon Square
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4.0 based on 254 reviews
Reviewed By benewRafa - Hong Kong, China
You will go bananas if you are a fan of this lovely figure. Being the office of this city’s most iconic thing, it is the place that suitable for couples and families to go. Many related souvenirs to buy here though the price is quite costly. Really strongly recommended to visit this place at every 3:00pm as there is a performance of kumamon. It attracts people around the world to get here. Definitely a must-go place!!
7. Kokai Shopping Street
8. Shimotori Shotengai
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4.0 based on 322 reviews
Reviewed By YLG3 - Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Plenty of shopping, groceries, dining, drinking, singing etc can be done here....reasonable pricing.
9. Kamitori Shopping Street
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4.0 based on 118 reviews
Reviewed By LUVBALIBEACH
We enjoy shopping so much that whenever we are going to a site, we also make sure we go shopping. We prefer shopping for local gift products rather than goihgng to the big malls so shopping street like this is great. Downtown, within walking distance from where we stay. We bought small ornaments that do not break. We love Japanese ceramics, lacquer items, etc. However, we noticed many had made in china at the info tag. So look carefully for made in Japan. Of course, they cost more. Some items we were told...parts from China but made in Japan fyi. Reason is if you visit a country, surely you want to bring home sourvenir from that country not made elsewhere. The products are more authentic. Suggestion for gifts 1.Japanese famous ceramics, pottery like hakata dolls 2. Japanese curtains or tapestry made in Japan 3. Beautiful Japanese towels, handkerchief made in Japan 4. Gift bags, recycle bags like hello kitty kyushu bag,etc more authentic and reminds you of your travel 5. Japanese snacks great but pretty heavy but so great. Get smaller boxes to buy more variety. They costs 500 yen for 6 to 8 pcs onwards about $6 onwards 6. Traditional Japanese crafts like pouch bag, shoulder bag, tote bag, wallets, made in Japan 7. Japanese hokusai umbrellas. They are so beautiful and attract sttention on a wet or sunny day. So many beautiful designs from 2900 yen onwards depending on the design, short or long type. 8. Japanese beauty products many more....till you burst that 20 or 30kg limit!
10. JR Kumamoto Station
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4.0 based on 208 reviews
Reviewed By WarnerL_12 - Pasadena, United States
I only have trouble in Tokyo changing trains, for there are just too many tracks. This like the rest of the country is well organized with a fine staff that gets you to the gate you're looking for.
