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  • Suizen-ji Joju-en Garden (Suizenji Park)
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    4.0
    780 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Kumamotoshichuouku Suizenjikouen 8-1
    This strolling garden has been noted as one of Japan's Places of Scenic Beauty as well as a Historic Site. Construction of the garden was started by Lord Hosokawa Tadatoshii, who was the first Hosokawa lord of the Higo province and Kumamoto, and would continue for three generations. The large 10,000 square meter lake in the garden is filled with water from the Aso spring. The park opens at 7:30 AM from March to October and at 8:30 AM from November to February and a morning stroll is highly recommended. Horseback archery events are held in the spring and fall and during the summer Noh theater performances are held by fire light. Entrance to the park is a three-minute walk from the Suizenji Park stop on the Kumamoto streetcar.

    If like me, you love japanese gardens, then this is definitely a place you shouldnt miss. Its peaceful, beautiful and well arranged, and you will feel very relaxed after visiting.

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  • Tsuruya Department Store
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    4.0
    115 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Kumamotoshichuouku Tetorihonchou 6-1
    This long-standing department store, one of Kumamoto's most well-known, was opened in 1952. On the outside, the department store retains the same classic appearance it bore when it first opened, while inside it boasts one of the largest shopping floors in the country. Dedicated to being a locally-based department store delivering a high quality, elegant lifestyle, the facility strives to host shops and products rooted in the area. Because the facility refuses to stick to traditional images of department stores and promotes closeness between its employees and customers, it is popular with people of all ages. The department store also has areas for men and kids, such as a children's area and a waiting room where you can use high class audio equipment.

    We missed out this smaller building in our last trips so this time we locate while shopping at near the intersection of the Kamitōri and Shimotōri Arcades. Tsuruya Department Store Co. Ltd. operates...

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  • Kumamoto City Zoological and Botanical Gardens
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    4.0
    104 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Kumamotoshihigashiku Kengun 5-14-2
    This park is divided into the three zones of animal petting zone, seasonal flowers vegetation zone, and amusement park zone. Now, due to reconstruction work following the Kumamoto earthquake, the flower bed around the botanical garden, animal petting area, part of animal museum exhibition area (elephants, giraffes) and part of the amusement park have been opened free to the public. It is around a 10-minute walk from the Kumamoto tram’s Doshokubutsuen Irigiuchi Station.

    For some of the animals the cages are tiny. Seeing how depressed and lonely some of the animals looked whilst children jeered and tormented them was was a horrible experience. This experience changed...

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  • Suizenji Ezuko Park
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    4.0
    106 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Kumamotoshihigashiku Hirogimachi 935-1
    This municipal park around the perimeter of Lake Ezu has promenades and bike paths. It gets a lot of visitors, especially families who come for the array of facilities like a plaza fountain, a nature garden in Hiroki area, a kiddie pool in Suizenji area, and a wading pool in Kami-Ezu area.

    Had great afternoon, i highly recommand renting a boat and enjoying a quick relaxing moment on the lake. Suizenji park is more formal, worth it if you are interested by history and culture.

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  • KUMAMOTO PREFECTURAL MUSEUM OF ART (Main Building)
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    4.0
    61 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Kumamotoshichuouku Ninomaru 2
    This prefectural art museum is on the grounds of Ninomaru Park. It has a wide range of work on display, including paintings, crafts, and a collection of prints from Kumamoto-born artist Hamada Chimei. There's also a room with a reproduction of the decorated tombs found in the prefecture. The museum has high ceilings, and its large windows look out on the wooded surroundings. They hold regular programs too like museum seminars and workshops for kids.

    熊本城の敷地内にあり、雰囲気はいいです。常設展はどうなのか、私もさっぱりですので、特別な展覧会が開催されているか確認してから行った方がいいですね。私も今回オードリーヘップバーン写真展が開催されていたので行きました。県立なので、なかなか有名な展覧会が開かれることは少ないですが、年に１回は何かあると思います。(^^; ただ、熊本ではいちばん大きな美術館だと思いますので、展覧会開催には適していると思いま...

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  • Kumamoto Prefectural Traditional Crafts Center
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    4.0
    51 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Kumamotoshichuouku Chibajoumachi 3-35
    A cultural facility located in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture which focuses on displaying traditional crafts from the prefecture. The museum exhibits a collection some 80 varieties and 1,000 examples of crafts created by Kumamoto craftspersons such as higo zogan inlaying, porcelain, cutlery, bamboowork, and dyed and woven fabrics. Some of the exhibits can be touched, weekly events are held, and the facility also sells crafts by artisans from both Kumamoto and other areas.

    A very special place to find gifts and souvenirs - woven place mats, ceramics, scarves, tea sets....

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  • Aqua dome Kumamoto
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    4.0
    15 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Kumamotoshiminamiku Arao 2-1-1
    This indoor swimming pool located in the south ward of Kumamoto City is used by many people throughout the year. Inside there is a 25-meter pool and training room which can be used in any season, a summer-only 50-meter pool and diving pool, and an autumn-only multipurpose floor. In winter the 50-meter pool becomes a skate rink, and one can enjoy ice skating and other ice sports. They hold various events including sports classes and ice shows.

    アクアドーム横に広い公園があり子どもが走り回ったりできます。 夏は外で水遊びができますよ。 アクアドーム内はジムがあり一回500円で気軽に行けます。

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  • Shimada Art Museum
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    4.0
    17 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Pref. Kumamotoshinishiku Shimasaki 4-5-28
    This is a museum which is famous for storing brushwork masterpieces and belongings of the master swordsmen, Miyamoto Musashi. Exhibits are focused on a collection of Matomi Shimada who was also a researcher of Miyamoto Musashi. There is also a portrait of Miyamoto Musashi designated as an Important Cultural Property from the prefecture, which is exhibited every spring and autumn for four months. It is a 14-minute walk from the “Daniyama-machi” tram stop.

    There is an impressive collection of artifacts from Shimada personal collection that he gathered over his life time. It is a good collection of helmets and some weapons. There are explanations in...

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  • Contemporary Art Museum Kumamoto
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    Kumamoto Pref. Kumamotoshichuouku Kamitorichou 2-3 Plums Bear Sun Hall Kaikan 3F
    Opened in 2002, the Contemporary Art Museum Kumamoto is an art museum spreading Kumamoto’s beloved artistic culture far and wide with the works of Kumamoto and Kyushu-born artists active nationwide. With a child-rearing space and childcare studio (Kids Factory) it can be enjoyed by families too. Travel 15 minutes from JR Kumamoto Station by bus or tram, and alight at Torichosuji.
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  • COCOSA
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    Kumamoto Pref. Kumamotoshichuouku Shimotori 1-3-8
    A shopping mall located in Chuo Ward, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture. Of the mall's around 40 tenants, 30 are the first location for their brand in Kumamoto, including popular apparel shops Urban Research, Journal Standard, and Freak's Store. Floors one through four are dedicated to fashion, and this mall is fast gaining a reputation as Kumamoto's new fashion mecca. You can also enjoy an authentic French cafe on the first floor in Brioche Doree & Cafe, a popular cafe with 300 locations across France.
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  • Kumamoto Castle Park
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    Kumamoto Pref. Kumamotoshichuouku Ninomaru Other
    This park is on the grounds of Kumamoto Castle, and entry to its Ninomaru Park area is free. It has a towering camphor tree, the prefectural tree of Kumamoto, and gets crowded with visitors who come to see the cherry blossoms in spring and colorful leaves in the fall. A fee is required to enter the castle tower's gate. The park was severely damaged by 2016's Kumamoto Earthquake. Large parts were placed off-limits, so check to see the current status.
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  • Tsuboigawa Ryokuchi Park
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    Outside Shimizu Town, Kita Ward, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture
    A vast green space with a baseball field, tennis courts, and other facilities, as well as a natural grass lawn and multipurpose square. A large playground completed in 2008 called the Higokko Jungle is highly popular and bustles with children on weekends. The stunning playground consists of over 150 large play items, including an observation deck modeled after the base of Kumamoto Castle, and a 30 meter long roller slide. There's also an array of safe, fun play equipment for toddlers to enjoy.
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  • Yuhoen Fruits Land
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    Kumamoto Pref. Kumamotoshinishiku Kawachimachitake 1144
    This is a tourism farm located approximately 20 minutes by car from the JR Kami-Kumamoto Station, and only 30 minutes from the Kumamoto Castle. Here, one can enjoy picking mikan citrus and grapes, or purchase fruit from the direct sales store. The fruits that are harvested here include mikans, grapes, Japanese pears, persimmons, peaches, and strawberries. Visitors can also buy farm fresh eggs, go digging for bamboo shoots, or search for chestnuts. The cafe, Kawayuka, located in the farm serves dishes and desserts using the freshly picked fruits from the farm.
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  • Msashizuka Park
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    Kumamoto Kumamoto-shi Kita-ku Tatsuda Yuge 1-1232
    This park is situated along Prefectural Route 337. The grounds are known as one of the grave sites of Miyamoto Musashi, a famous swordsman who wielded two swords. The park also has a Japanese garden and teahouse and is also renowned for its Miyakirishima azaleas. A statue of Miyamoto Musashi wearing armor and a helmet stands in the square near the park entrance. Musashi spent his peak years as a swordsman in Kumamoto, and it is said he was buried here along the old Otsu Kaido highway, once used by feudal lords to move to the capital and back every other year as required by law, per his will, which stated he wished to watch over the lords of the domain even after death.
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  • SAKURAMACHIKumamoto
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    Kumamoto Kumamoto-shi Chuo-ku Sakuramachi 3-10
  • Tatsuta Natural Park
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    4.0
    35 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Kumamoto-shi Chuo-ku Kurokami 4-610

    一生懸命山登りして、いちもくさんに景色を眺望をしたいと思ったが、山の木々があまりにも繁ており、町の風景がほとんど見れなかった。

  • Kumamoto Municipal Kumamoto Museum
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    3.5
    22 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Kumamoto-shi Chuo-ku Furukyomachi 3-2

    熊本市電の杉塘電停から徒歩5分ほど。熊本城三の丸に位置している市立博物館。黒川紀章の設計だが入口前の通路が狭いため建物全体の外観デザインを捉えることはできない。 入館料は400円。1階は古代から近代までの歴史に関する展示。藩主細川家の参勤交代のために造られた御座船「波奈之丸」の実物が興味深い(撮影不可)。2階は熊本の自然に関する展示で、動物のはく製、昆虫の標本、岩石などが並べられている。熊本城や加...

  • Kumamoto General Gymnasium Seinen Kaikan
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    Kumamoto Kumamoto-shi Chuo-ku Izumi 2-7-1
  • Kumamoto Prefectural Art Museum Annex
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    4.0
    5 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Kumamoto-shi Chuo-ku Chibajomachi 2-18

    入館料無料の嬉しい美術館です。地元の幅広い芸術作品を中心に展示する地元密着型で、訪問時は有働孝昭油絵、水彩、素描展や白鷗書道会展などが開催されていました。 熊本城の北側にあり、地震の影響があるものの、堂々とした石垣の様子も眺めることが出来ます。

  • Kumamoto City Water Science Museum
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    4.0
    4 Reviews
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    Kumamoto Kumamoto-shi Kita-ku Hakenomiya 1-11-1

    建物の外側と内庭は浅いプールになっており、小さな子供の水遊びには最適です。とても浅いので溺れる心配はありませんが、小学校低学年以下でないと浅すぎて面白くないでしょう。

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Kumamoto lies in the center of Kyushu, a calm prefecture perfect for easy strolls around the historic center and lazy evenings in the natural hot springs at Kurokawa Onsen. For a slightly more strenuous activity, head to Mount Aso, whose surrounding hills offer hiking opportunities aplenty with views over the active volcano.

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