Kumamoto

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Kumamoto (??) is the capital of Kumamoto prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan.

	kumamoto Travel Guide : 1 Understand 2 Get in 2.1 By plane 2.2 By train 3 Get around 4 See 5 Buy 6 Eat 7 Drink 8 Sleep 9 Get out 10 External links

Understand

It has a population of about 600,000 and is famous for its large castle, for Lake Ezu and for Suizenji Gardens.

Fun Fact: "Kumamoto" means "origin of the bear."

Get in

By plane

Kumamoto has an airport, from which shuttle buses make a one-hour jaunt into the town (¥670).

By train

Kumamoto, on the JR Kagoshima Line, is easily accessible from Hakata station in Fukuoka - the terminating stop on the San'yo Shinkansen line. From here, three limited express trains run to Kumamoto every hour: Two Relay Tsubame trains, and one Ariake train. The trains make varying stops, reaching Kumamoto in 75-85 minutes. The one-way charge is ¥3940.

Local trains take 2 1/2 hours to reach Kumamoto (change in Omuta) at a cost of ¥2070.

Travel times from Hakata will be reduced significantly when the last section of the Kyushu Shinkansen becomes fully operational in 2012.

Get around

kamikumamoto area

See

• Kumamoto Castle
• Lake Ezu
• Suizenji Gardens is the most famous place because, there is a Japanese traditional garden.
• Shiki no Sato Park has its own natural hot springs and animal park.
• Kumamoto Prefectural Traditional Crafts Center exhibits the various traditional crafts for which Kumamoto is well-known. (includes a gift shop)
• Honmyo-ji Temple is one of the most famous temples in Kumamoto.

• Hosokawa Gyobutei is such a nice place for you to visit in your life time.

Buy

• Hikari no Mori is a large shopping center. There are many shops including: Kinokuniya, Shinseido, Mujirushi, Starbucks café, and so on. It also contains a large cinema complex with 9 cinema theatres.
• Tsuruya- there are 6 "Tsuruya" department stores in Kumamoto city. They are "The Main building and the East building of Tsuruya", "New-S" and "WING?", "Comme ca store", "Nextage", and "Brockes Brothers". These buildings are located in "Shimo Tori" or "Kami Tori".
• Kumamoto Hanshin- Kumamoto Hanshin is a big department store and it is located near the "Kumamoto castle" and next to Kumamoto bus terminal. Kumamoto Hanshin sells goods of "Hanshin Tigers" that is a popular Japanese baseball team.
• Rice Terrace is a general shop at Kamitori. It is opened in November. You can buy any cute goods in a low price. There are bags, accessories, glasses and many goods.

Eat

There are some unique traditional foods in Kumamoto.

• Karashirenkon is the most popular food for visitors
• Ikinaridango is the famous sweets. This contains a slice of sweet potato and anko-bean paste. Visitors who come to Kumamoto buy it for a souvenir.
• The Dipper Dan nestled right next to Daiei is a popular ice cream and dessert parlor located in Shimotori. Perhaps not as unique, but appears to be a local favorite.
• Ringo no Ki is a cafe at Shimotori in downtown. You can eat apple pie and some breads. Especially, I want to recommend coffee and tea. The coffee beans are rare and the taste is really good. Moreover, you can drink the tea which tastes and smells apple.

Drink

• Timeless is a cafe (not a chain) with an exceptionally nice old style atmosphere, usually playing jazz. It is located right hand when you leave the Kamitori shopping mall. They have an international selection of coffees (though espresso could be added) and some european style cakes that are more than worth trying.
• Pronto is an Italian-style coffee shop located in (again) Shimotori. It can be a bit pricey, but the ambiance very classy. Aside from coffee, the selection includes various alcoholic beverages, pizza, and desserts.
• Sinh to is a stylish cafe looking down to Shimotori crowdy street from 2nd floor.

Sleep

Get out

Travelers would probably not want to spend too long in the city, and may prefer to enjoy the wide range of natural surroundings within easy reach of the city.

• Aso highland area, with an immense caldera, numerous hot spring resorts, fine hiking courses, and an active volcano to look down into.

• Amakusa, a chain of islands off the west coast of Kumamoto, and not far from the south coast of Nagasaki (to which ferries run regularly).

• Hitoyoshi which is famous for hot springs. There are many other places to visit too.

• Takamori is also interesting for Yuusui tunnel.

• Yatsushiro is famous for igusa, the material used to make tatami mats.

• Uki City is comprised of Matsubase, Misumi, Ogawa, Shiranuhi, and Toyono

• Shiranuhi area is on the west coast.

• Misato is famous with 3333 stone steps, which are the most steps in Japan!

• Siki no Sato Park has hot springs and kangaroos. What more can you ask for?

External links

• Kumamoto City (http://www.city.kumamoto.kumamoto.jp/menu-e.html)
• Kumamoto links (http://www2.kumagaku.ac.jp/teacher/~masden/links.html) A list of annotated links for foreigners living in the Kumamoto area

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