Travel Destinations in Kumamoto

Kumamoto Castle

One of Japan's Three Premier Castles

Under restoration after the 2016 and July 2026 earthquakes. The main tower has reopened, but chec...

Amakusa Islands

Hidden Christian Heritage Islands in the Amakusa Sea

Scenic archipelago with Hidden Christian heritage, dolphin watching, pristine coastline, and fres...

Mount Aso

The world's largest volcanic caldera with an active crater, vast grasslands, and dramatic highlan...

Kumamoto City

Castle Town of the Legendary Kato Kiyomasa

Major Kyushu city centered around Kumamoto Castle, known for horse meat cuisine, streetcar networ...

Tsujun Bridge

Japan's Largest Stone Aqueduct Bridge

National Important Cultural Property and Japan's largest stone aqueduct bridge, famous for its sp...

Suizenji Garden

Miniature Tokaido Landscape Garden

Exquisite Edo-period strolling garden featuring a miniature reproduction of the 53 stations of th...

Nabegataki Falls

Wide Waterfall You Can Walk Behind

A low, wide waterfall in Oguni with a walkable path behind the curtain of water. Timed online res...

Hitoyoshi

Hidden Mountain Town of Samurai Heritage and Shochu

Remote mountain town known as the Little Kyoto of Kyushu, famous for its samurai heritage, ball s...

Kikuchi Gorge

Forested Valley of Clear Streams and Small Falls

A forested valley on the northwestern outer rim of Mount Aso, with clear streams, rapids, deep po...

Kurokawa Onsen

Kurokawa Onsen - Atmospheric Mountain Hot Spring Village

A mountain onsen village in a wooded valley near Mount Aso, loved for its traditional atmosphere ...

Reigando

Cave Where Musashi Wrote The Book of Five Rings

A natural cave on Mount Kinpo where swordsman Miyamoto Musashi wrote The Book of Five Rings, on t...

Daikanbo

Caldera Lookout over the Aso Plain

A lookout on the northern rim of the Aso caldera, about 936 meters high, with views over the plai...

Aso Shrine

Historic Shrine with a Rebuilt Tower Gate

One of the oldest and most important shrines in the Aso region, known for a two-story romon gate ...

Sakitsu Village

A Fishing Village Where Hidden Christians Saw Mary in Abalone Shells

A small fishing village on Amakusa Shimoshima whose Gothic church, built in 1934 with a tatami fl...

Manda Pit

A Miike Coal Mine Shaft Tower and Brick Winding House on the Kumamoto-Fukuoka Border

A pit of the Mitsui Miike coal mine with its works still standing: an 18.8 m steel headframe from...