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- Kato Shrine
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- Kumamoto Pref. Kumamotoshichuouku Honmaru 2-1
- Located on the northern part Kumamoto Castle's grounds, this Shinto shrine honors the local feudal lord Kato Kiyomasa, who is called by the name “Seishoko-san” by the locals in friendly manner. You can recognize it by its large white torii gate. The Seishoko Festival is held every year in July. Lots of people come for the night market the evening before the main event as well as the main festival's procession.
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This shrine, located in the premises of Kumamoto Castle, is dedicated to Kato Kiyomasa, a beloved hero of Kumamoto. But the foundation of this shrine is relatively new and it only dates back to Meiji...
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- Kumamoto Castle
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- Kumamoto Pref. Kumamotoshichuouku Honmaru 1-1
- In 1607, Kato Kiyomasa built a castle in a hilly area called Chausuyama, which is one of the three premier castles in Japan. Thereafter, Kumamoto Castle has been a stage of a diverse history for 400 years from the Middle Ages to the present age. Castle buildings from those days are also in existence, and 13 of the buildings have been designated as Important Cultural Properties of Japan. Kumamoto Castle was damaged in the Kumamoto earthquake which occurred in April 2016, and restoration work is currently still under way.
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- Kumamotojo Inari Jinja
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3.5113 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Kumamoto Kumamoto-shi Chuo-ku Honmaru 3-13
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A small Inari Shrine that is at the SW corner of the Castle premise. Quite visible by the flagging red/white banner as we left the Castle, the red-white banner is a common Inari Shrine setup for...
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- KUMAMOTO PREFECTURAL MUSEUM OF ART (Main Building)
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4.061 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- 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.
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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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- Kengun Shrine
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4.065 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Kumamoto Pref. Kumamotoshihigashiku Kengunhonmachi 13-1
- Located in Higashi Ward, this is the oldest Shinto shrine in Kumamoto City. It's dedicated to Takeiwatatsu-no-Mikoto, who is said to be the grandson of Japan's first emperor. One of the four main Aso shrines, it has a roughly 1,200-meter approach called the Hatchobaba leading to it. There's also a lovely tower gate. The torii gate before it was built on the small size so as not to block the view. A sacred ginkgo tree is on the grounds, as well as the Sazare-ishi boulder sung about in the Japanese national anthem.
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健軍神社は熊本市内で最も古い神社とされており、阿蘇四社の一つとして、様々な神が祀られている。健軍の名称は征伐勇士に由来したそうである。
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- Lafcadio Hearn’s Former Residence
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4.079 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Kumamoto Pref. Kumamotoshichuouku Anseimachi 2-6
- Koizumi Yakumo, also known as Lafcadio Hearn, was the famed author of tales based on Japanese legends such as Hoichi the Earless and The Snow Woman. The residence here was the first home he lived in in Japan when he came to Kumamoto as an English teacher for Daigo Junior and Senior High School (now Kumamoto University). It is said that Hearn penned Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan in this building. The residence was severely damaged in the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake and currently only a portion of the home and garden are open to the public (as of January 2017).
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In a small park behind Tsuruya department store, there is a former residence of Koizumi Yakumo, a famous writer of Meiji. As I am interested in literature, the visit was quite meaningful. Natume...
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- Fujisaki Hachiman-gu Shrine
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3.552 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Kumamoto Pref. Kumamotoshichuouku Igawabuchimachi 3-1
- This shrine is located in Chuo Ward, Kumamoto City. Founded in 935, it honors the Emperor Ojin, Empress Jingu, and Sumiyoshi Sanjin (Three Gods). It was the primary place of worship for the lords of Kumamoto Castle during the Edo period. The shrine was destroyed by fire in 1877 during the Satsuma Rebellion and later moved to its present location and rebuilt. Every September they hold the Annual Autumn Festival of Fujisaki Hachiman-gu Shrine with a procession of accompanying soldiers and elaborately decorated horses.
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Now revealed that they have been abusing horses at anual events for long time. Traditons?? religeon?? They should close the horific events to a buseing innocents animals...
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- Izumi Shrine
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- Kumamoto Kumamoto-shi Chuo-ku Suizenji Park 8-1
- This Shinto shrine is located inside Suizenji Jojuen Garden, a Momoyama-style circular strolling garden. The shrine was erected in 1878 to pray for the restoration of the local area, a castle town beneath Kumamoto Castle which was devastated by the Satsuma Rebellion. The shrine is principally dedicated to Hosokawa Fujitaka, founder of the Hosokawa clan; Hosokawa Tadaoki, the second Hosokawa lord; Hosokawa Tadatoshi, the third Hosokawa lord; and Hosokawa Shigekata, the eighth Hosokawa lord. The shrine is also dedicated to later lords of the Hosokawa clan as well as Gracia, wife of Tadaoki. The current shrine was rebuilt in 1973 after the original was damaged during World War II. The shrine is still widely visited and is believed to grant worshipers luck in scholarly, martial, and industrial endeavors.
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스이젠지 공원 내부를 돌다보면 만날 수 있는 아담한 신사입니다. 호소카와 가문 일부 인물들의 위패를 모시고 있으며 이따금 종교적인 행사가 열리기도 한답니다.
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- Kumamoto City Tabaruzaka Seinan Civil War Museum
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4.036 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Kumamoto Pref. Kumamotoshikitaku Uekimachitoyoka 858-1
- This museum in Tabaruzaka Park has exhibits related to the Satsuma Rebellion, Japan's last civil war, including historical documents, guns and bullets from the period, and more. Hakuaisha, the antecedent to the Japanese Red Cross Society also got its start here. There's also an exhibit which realistically recreates the feel of the battle through video and sound.
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熊本市の北部に、西南戦争の激戦地だった田原坂があります。田原坂を含む丘陵地帯は、田原坂公園として整備されていました。公園の駐車場から少し登っていくと、公園の一番高い場所に熊本市田原坂西南戦争史料館がありました。 西南戦争では、17昼夜にわたる戦闘が、田原坂で繰り広げられました。館内には、その様子を、映像やジオラマなどでリアルに再現していたり、実際に使われた銃や弾、古文書等も展示されていました。
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- Kumamoto Prefectural Traditional Crafts Center
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4.051 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- 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.
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A very special place to find gifts and souvenirs - woven place mats, ceramics, scarves, tea sets....
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- Former Residence of Natsume Soseki (Oe)
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3.532 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Kumamoto Pref. Kumamotoshichuouku Suizenjikouen 21-16
- The former residence of author Natsume Soseki is located next to the Janes Residence on the grounds of the Kumamoto Yogakko School. This is the third house that Soseki lived in while in Kumamoto, and it was moved from the former village of Oe to its current location. It is said to be the departure point for the journey described in his book Grass Pillow (Kusa-makura).
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広くて美しい水前寺成趣園を中央の池の周りを時計回りに一周しました。次に向かったのが、夏目漱石大江旧居です。 その場所は水前寺成趣園のすぐ東隣なんですが、不規則に交わっている狭い道が続く住宅街にあったので、見つけるのにちょっと手間取りました。 板張りの外壁の、いかにも明治の建物でした。内部も見学ができました。畳敷きの和室がいくつかあって、広さも十分な間取りでした。
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- Tokutomi Memorial Garden
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4.022 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Kumamoto Kumamoto-shi Chuo-ku Oe 4-10-33
- This garden is strongly connected to Soho Tokutomi, one of the Meiji period's most celebrated journalists; and his younger brother, novelist Roka Tokutomi. The garden's grounds encompass a memorial museum displaying some 3,000 items which include the brothers' books and personal affects; and a residence where the two spent their youths. The grounds are also the location of the Oe Gijuku, a small private school established by a 20-year-old Soho in 1882 with the aim of creating a democratic school which respected student autonomy. For the next five years until Soho established the Minyusha group in Tokyo, the school taught local children from the standpoint of freedom and civil rights. Today, the school building is closed to the general public due to damage caused by the Kumamoto earthquakes of 2016. The building is scheduled to be reopened to the public in 2020.
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熊本における歴事情の人物に関する資料を多く見ることができた。展示物はどれも興味深く、歴史好きな人には是非一度訪れてほしい。
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- Shimada Art Museum
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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.
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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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- Statue of Kato Kiyomasa
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- Kumamoto Pref. Kumamotoshichuouku Hanabatachou
- This bronze statue the founder of Kumamoto Castle, Kato Kiyomasa, is located in Chuo Ward, Kumamoto City. He's depicted in armor and traditional headgear sitting on a castle fortification. Behind the statue is a road called Miyukizaka that leads to Kumamoto Castle. There is another statue of Kiyomasa at Honmyoji Temple in the city's Nishi Ward.
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- Hosokawa Family Grave/Taisho-ji Temple Ruins
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- Kumamoto Kumamoto-shi Chuo-ku Kurokami 4-610 Tatsuta Nature Park
- The Taisho-ji Temple, the family temple of the Hosokawa family who ruled Higo Domain (now Kumamoto Prefecture), is located in Tatsuda Nature Park on Mt. Tatsuda. The forest-enshrouded temple grounds are the location of a mausoleum containing the graves of Hosokawa Fujitaka, first lord of the Hosokawa family; his wife; Hosokawa Tadaoki, the second lord of the family; and Tadaoki's wife Gracia. On loan to Kumamoto City by the Hosokawa family, today the grounds are a well-known place for local citizens to relax and refresh themselves. Hosokawa Tadaoki was a samurai who was also considered the greatest master of the tea ceremony in his time, and the Koshoken is a teahouse on the grounds which was reconstructed based on blueprints created by the lord. The chozubachi basin in the teahouse is said to have been a favorite of Tadaoki when he lived in Kyoto and is also said to have later been used by the mighty samurai lord Toyotomi Hideyoshi as well as famous tea ceremony master Sen no Rikyu.
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- Kumamoto University Go Ko Museum
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- Kumamoto Kumamoto-shi Chuo-ku Kurokami 2-chome 40-ban 1-go
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熊本地震のあとしばらく公開が中止になっていましたが、公開されていることがわかり訪問しました。熊本駅からバスに乗って来ました。熊大前を通るバスはそこそこあるので不便は感じませんでした。熊大の赤煉瓦の門から入ると案内表示とキャンパス内の地図もあるので場所はすぐにわかりました。守衛の方がいて、入場は無料でした。建物と展示はナンバースクールの時代を彷彿させてくれ貴重な見学でした。五高関係者として夏目漱石の...
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- Honmyoji Temple
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4.065 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Kumamoto Kumamoto-shi Nishi-ku Hanazono 4-chome 13-1
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beautiful, quiet and not crowdy, so refreshing on summer, beautiful view on kumamoto city from the top
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- Kumamoto Daijingu Shrine
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3.544 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Kumamoto Kumamoto-shi Chuo-ku Honmaru 3-5
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熊本城の東側エリアの熊本城稲荷神社の北側に位置しています。創建は19世紀後半とそれほど古くはないです。伊勢神宮の天照皇大神と豊受大神を勧請して祀ってある場所ですが、大神宮というほどの存在感はなく、わりと普通の神社でした。
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- Kumamotojo Hall
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- Kumamoto Kumamoto-shi Chuo-ku Sakuramachi 3-40
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