Kumamoto
in Kumamoto Shi of Kumamoto, Japan
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Kumamoto Airport (10 mi) - Saga Airport (33 mi)
- Nagasaki Airport (46 mi)
- Fukuoka Airport (56 mi)
- Kagoshima Airport (69 mi)
- Kitakyūshū Airport (75 mi)
- Oita Airport (76 mi)
- Miyazaki Airport (78 mi)
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Gimhae International Airport (192 mi)
- Itsukushima Shinto Shrine (Unesco heritage, 139 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 32.806 and 130.692 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 32° 48' 21" and E 130° 41' 30"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Yen - JPY
- Spoken languages:
- Japanese
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 01:45 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:25 am and 7:01 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -31.107 and -50.921 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Mostardas - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Japan.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Japan. Last Update: 2024-05-04 08:22:41
Explore Kumamoto
Kumamoto in Kumamoto Shi (Kumamoto) with it's 680,423 inhabitants is a city in Japan about 551 mi (or 887 km) west of Tokyo, the country's capital.
Local time in Kumamoto is now 01:45 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Kumamoto, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Japan is Kumamoto Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Itsukushima Shinto Shrine in a distance of 139 mi (or 224 km), North-East. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Koshi, Uto, Tamana, Uki and Yamaga. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 80 °F
| Morning Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Night Temperature | 20°C / 67 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 40% |
| Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 39% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Monday, 6th of May 2024
21°C (71 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
21°C (70 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
21°C (70 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The New Hotel Kumamoto
ANA Crowne Plaza KUMAMOTO NEW SKY
Mitsui Garden Hotel Kumamoto
Toyoko Inn Kumamoto Kotsu Center Mae
Nest Hotel Kumamoto
Dormy Inn Kumamoto
Hotel Crown Hills Kumamoto (BBH Hotel Group)
Hotel Hokke Club Kumamoto
Toyoko Inn Kumamoto Shin-shigai
Dyeing and Hostel Nakashimaya
Videos from this area
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Kumamoto Castle
Kumamoto Castle is easily one of Japan's best. The fact that it lacks it's original central tower and instead has a concrete reproduction in its place is indeed a shame. Concreteness aside,...
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Joggle Jog in Kawara-machi, Kumamoto, Japan 熊本市河原町
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あの日の県民百貨店 Kenmin Hyakka-ten in Kumamoto
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The Inner Courtyard of Kumamoto Castle, Japan
A walk around the inner courtyard of Kumamoto castle in Kumamoto, Japan.
サントリー九州熊本工場シャトルバス(ハイブリッドバス) Hybrid bus(Kumamoto,Japan)
2013年12月19日、熊本市中央区辛島町 熊本交通センター近くの辛島町交差点にて撮影。熊本交通センターへ向かう、サントリー九州熊本工場無料シ...
【九州Ｎｏ.15】Kumamoto Castle No1 ラーメンと熊本城の前編
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![preview picture of video '[HD] Kumamoto-jo Castle / 熊本城'](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3j-euRg99ho/mqdefault.jpg "'[HD] Kumamoto-jo Castle / 熊本城'")
[HD] Kumamoto-jo Castle / 熊本城
Date: 8 Aug 2009 Place: Kumamoto-jo Castle, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, JAPAN 撮影日時：2009年8月8日 撮影場所：熊本県熊本市 熊本城 某学会に出席した際、...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Kumamoto Castle
is a hilltop Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto in Kumamoto Prefecture. It was a large and extremely well fortified castle. The castle keep is a concrete reconstruction built in 1960, but several ancillary wooden buildings remain of the original castle. Kumamoto Castle is considered one of the three premier castles in Japan, along with Himeji Castle and Matsumoto Castle. Thirteen structures in the castle complex are designated Important Cultural Property.
Kamoto District, Kumamoto
Kamoto District, Kumamoto was a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 31,088 and the density of 472.39 persons per square kilometer. The total area was 65.81 km².
Kumamoto Station
Kumamoto Station is the main railway terminal of the city of Kumamoto, Japan. It is located in Nishi-ku, Kumamoto, and is operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). In front of the station is a tram stop of the tram operated by Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau named Kumamoto-Ekimae Station.
Kumamoto Bus Terminal
Kumamoto Bus Terminal is the key bus terminal located in central Kumamoto, Kumamoto.
Kami-Kumamoto Station
Kami-Kumamoto Station is a railway station in Nishi-ku, Kumamoto, Japan. It is on the Kagoshima Main Line of JR Kyushu and the Kikuchi Line of Kumamoto Electric Railway. In front of the station is a tram stop of the tram operated by Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau named Kami-Kumamoto-Ekimae Station.
Tairoin Hospital
Tairoin Hospital is a hospital for leprosy patients initiated by Jean Marie Corre (1850–1911) in Shimasaki Machi Kumamoto shi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, in 1898, initially hospitalizing patients who gathered around Honmyoji Temple. He was a member of M.E.P. or "Missions Etrangères de Paris". The hospital started with the arrival of 5 sisters from the "Franciscan Missionaries of Mary" in 1898.
Honmyō-ji
is a Buddhist temple of the Nichiren sect, Rokujōmon-ryū, (六条門流) in Nishi-ku, Kumamoto, Japan. It is the most high ranking temple of the sect in Kyushu. In Honmyō-ji is the grave of Katō Kiyomasa, (1562–1611), a Japanese daimyo, builder of Kumamoto Castle and a dedicated buddhist of Nichiren Buddhism.
Katō Shrine
Katō Shrine is a shrine in Kumamoto Castle, Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan, in which, daimyo or powerful territorial lord Katō Kiyomasa (1562–1611) is enshrined. Alongside Ōki Kaneyoshi and Kin Kan, who made junshi, are enshrined.
1889 Kumamoto earthquake
The 1889 Kumamoto earthquake was an earthquake which occurred at 23.45 p.m. July 28, 1889 in the western part of Kumamoto. It was also called the Kinpozan earthquake (or Kinbozan earthquake, since its epicenter was the southern-eastern foot of Mt. Kinpo) and its magnitude was 6.3. Twenty people died (5 in Kumamoto City and 15 in Akita Gun, Kumamoto Prefecture) and hundreds of houses and parts of Kumamoto Castle were destroyed.
Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium
Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium is an indoor sports arena, located in Kumamoto, Japan. The arena holds 1,480 people. The hall hosted some of the group games for the 2007 FIVB Women's World Cup. It will host some of the group games for the 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup.
Kumamoto Shintoshin Plaza
, is a major office development by Mori Building in Nishi-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, located in front of Kumamoto Station. The Kumamoto station reconstruction project is currently in progress, specifically for the full opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen.
Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art
Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art opened in the precincts of Kumamoto Castle, Kumamoto, Japan in 1976. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture. The permanent collection focuses on the art and crafts of Kumamoto Prefecture and also contains works by Renoir and Rodin. One room is dedicated to replicas of decorated kofun found in the prefecture.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Kumamoto.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kumamoto, KMJ, 熊本市, Kumamoto-shi, くまもとし, 熊本, 구마모토 시, Кумамото
