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Kumamoto · Japan Capital
In the destination Kumamoto and Aso.
In the photo: Bridge and pond in Suizenji Garden
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
Kumamoto is the capital of the eponymous prefecture, in central Kyushu, on the shinkansen line. It has Kato Kiyomasa’s castle, under reconstruction after the 2016 earthquakes and visited via elevated walkways, the Suizenji Garden fed by spring water, and the Shimotori and Kamitori shopping arcades. It is the gateway to the Aso caldera.
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The local experience
One of Japan’s largest castles, with curved stone walls and black towers; damaged in the 2016 earthquakes, its main keep has been restored and is visited by elevated walkways over the reconstruction.
A strolling garden of the Hosokawa lords, created in the 17th century around a spring-fed pond, featuring a Mount Fuji–shaped hill, a shrine and a tea house brought from Kyoto.
Beyond the guide
