Location: Kumamoto
Top Things to do in Kumamoto
Top 9 Things to do Good for Big Groups in Kumamoto, Kyushu-Okinawa
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. Tourism Gokanosho
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5.0 based on 96 reviews
Hi, my name is Hashizaki Schingo, call me Schingo. I am a national licensed tour guide. Should you be planning on a tour in Kumamoto or other prefectures of Kyushu, please visit my website and ask me before you go any further. I can provide a suitable guided tour for you.
2. Kumamoto Castle
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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.
3. Kumamoto Ferry Co., Ltd.
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4.5 based on 87 reviews
Reviewed By G_Intl_Travel - Melbourne, Australia
We took the ferry on Thur morning at 11:10. However, due to fog, it was cancelled. We had to wait for the next ferry at 1pm. We never knew that there is so much fog at the Ferry pier until we see it for ourselves. Nevertheless, it was no fault of the ferry operators as the weather here is unpredictable. Just be careful when you plan your trip and always have contingency plans. As for us, we waited for the next one at 1pm, and the fog cleared by then, and off we went...Ferry trip was enjoyable and very relaxing too. Highly recommended.
4. Suizenji Jojuen Garden
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4.0 based on 770 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 Joyce1165 - San Francisco, United States
One of the most beautiful sites in Kumamoto. I always return here, and will make sure to take friends to share the beauty of this park/shrine.
5. Kato Shrine
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4.0 based on 356 reviews
Reviewed By 360arminac - Manila, Philippines
This shrine is quite a walk from the tram station but it's worth a visit for a nearer view of Kumamoto castle.
6. Sakuranobaba Johsaien
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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.
7. 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.
8. Kumamoto Shiden (Kumamoto City Transportation)
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4.0 based on 534 reviews
Reviewed By benewRafa - Hong Kong, China
This is the kind of transport that everyone who visit Kumamoto must take. Next to the central Kumamoto JR station and Shinkansen, it can send you every place In Kumamoto, with only ¥170 which is a reasonable price. The tram is so frequent that it doesn’t take you long to wait for the next tram.
9. 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.
