Kumamoto Full-Day Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide
Features
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
6 hours
- Meet up with guide on foot within designated area of Kumamoto city
- Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
- Customizable Tour of your choice of 3-4 sites from 'What to expect' list
- Transportation fees, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
- Private transportation
- This tour does not allow for pick up at the Yatsuhiro Port.
- You cannot combine multiple tour groups.
- Guide Entry fees are only covered for sights listed under What to Expect.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
This value-packed trip with a government-licensed and experienced multilingual tour guide is a fantastic and efficient way to explore Kumamoto!
Kumamoto, located on Kyushu island in southern Japan, strikes a perfect balance between a bustling city fringed by tranquil countryside. The center of the city features its greatest landmark, Kumamoto-jo...
- Duration 6 Hours
- Private Tour
- 1
Kumamoto Castle
Kumamoto Castle (熊本城, Kumamotojō) is one of the most impressive castles in Japan. With large castle grounds and a variety of buildings, Kumamoto Castle offers its visitors one of the most complete castle experiences in Japan.
Only a few structures have survived the centuries since the castle's construction in 1607...
- Duration 1 Hour•
- Admission Ticket Not Included
- 2
Suizenji Jojuen Garden
Suizenji Garden (水前寺成趣園, Suizenji Jōjuen) is a spacious, Japanese style landscape garden in Kumamoto, best enjoyed by strolling along a circular path. It was built by the Hosokawa family in the 17th century.
The garden reproduces the 53 post stations of the Tokaido, the important road, which connected Edo with...
- Duration 1 Hour•
- Admission Ticket Not Included
- 3
Former Hosokawa Mansion
The Former Hosokawa Residence (旧細川刑部邸, Kyū Hosokawa Gyōbutei) is the former residence of a branch family of the Hosokawa Clan, the powerful clan that ruled over Kumamoto during the Edo Period. The building is a great example of a high-class samurai mansion.
After the end of the feudal era, Gyobutei...
- Duration 1 Hour•
- Admission Ticket Not Included
- 4
Lafcadio Hearn House
Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904), known in Japan under his Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo, was among the first Western authors to write books about Japan. His most famous works include "Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan" and "Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things".
Hearn immigrated to Japan in 1890 and spent the rest...
- Duration 1 Hour•
- Admission Ticket Not Included
- 5
Sakuranobaba Josaien Tourist Information Center
Josaien is a tourist establishment that houses the specialty dishes and souvenirs of Kumamoto. At Josaien, you can try specialties that are unique to the region, such as the Salad Chikuwa (deep-fried fish cake with salad inside) and the Ikinari Dango (sweet potato and bean paste wrapped in dough). The...
- Duration 1 Hour•
- Admission Ticket Not Included
- 6
Shimotori Shotengai
Shimotori Arcade is the largest shopping arcade in Kumamoto Prefecture, measuring 511 m in length and 15 m in width. Visited by more than 50,000 people each day, it is a place that is lined with department stores, boutiques, and eating and drinking establishments. It is also often used as...
- Duration 1 Hour•
- Admission Ticket Not Included
- 7
Contemporary Art Museum Kumamoto
Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto (CAMK) is a museum that mainly exhibits contemporary art. At the museum, you can appreciate works integrated with the actual building at various spots inside the hall, including James Turrell's light canopy and Marina Abramovic's bookshelves that come with a bed. The museum is attached to...
- Duration 1 Hour•
- Admission Ticket Not Included
- 8
Hanaokayama Park
Hanaokayama is a hill which offers you great views over the city and it is particularly pretty if you trek here in the evening when you can catch the twinkling lights over the city.
If the weather is good then you can even see as far as Mount Aso, steaming...
- Duration 1 Hour•
- Admission Ticket Not Included
- 9
Soseki Natsume Uchitsuboi Old House
Soseki Memorial Hall is dedicated to Natsume Soseki who was a writer who would have lived during the Meiji period and who died in 1916. The memorial hqll is based in his former home which dates from the 1870s and this also used to be an English school.
One of...
- Duration 1 Hour•
- Admission Ticket Not Included
- 10
Kumamoto Prefectual Traditional Crafts Center
If you want to check out some arts and crafts while you are in Kyushu then the Kumamoto Prefectural Traditional Crafts Centre is one of the best places to do it.
Here you will find a huge number of different crafts pieces such as ceramics, glass ware and wood carvings,...
- Duration 1 Hour•
- Admission Ticket Not Included
- 11
Shimada Museum of Arts
The Shimada Museum of Art is one of the smaller museums in Kumamoto but it is well worth a visit if you are in the area.
Here you will find a number of galleries which are dedicated to items such as calligraphy pieces and scrolls which were painted by Miyamoto...
- Duration 1 Hour•
- Admission Ticket Not Included
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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