Kyōmachi-honchō
in Kumamoto Shi of Kumamoto, Japan
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Kumamoto Airport (9 mi) - Saga Airport (33 mi)
- Nagasaki Airport (46 mi)
- Fukuoka Airport (55 mi)
- Kagoshima Airport (70 mi)
- Kitakyūshū Airport (74 mi)
- Oita Airport (75 mi)
- Miyazaki Airport (78 mi)
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Gimhae International Airport (192 mi)
- Itsukushima Shinto Shrine (Unesco heritage, 138 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 32.818 and 130.704 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 32° 49' 3" and E 130° 42' 15"
- 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: 03:45 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:17 am and 7:09 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -31.107 and -50.921 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Mostardas - References
- 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: 2024-05-15 08:00:47
Explore Kyōmachi-honchō
Kyōmachi-honchō in Kumamoto Shi (Kumamoto) is located in Japan about 550 mi (or 885 km) west of Tokyo, the country's capital.
Local time in Kyōmachi-honchō is now 03:45 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 9 airports in the wider vicinity of Kyōmachi-honchō, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Japan is Kumamoto Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 14 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 138 mi (or 222 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: Kumamoto, Koshi, Uto, Tamana and Yamaga. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 25°C / 77 °F
| Morning Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Night Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 52% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 71% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Thursday, 16th of May 2024
20°C (67 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Friday, 17th of May 2024
23°C (74 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Saturday, 18th of May 2024
27°C (80 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
MARUKO HOTEL
Kumamoto Hotel Castle
Hotel Nikko Kumamoto
Hotel Crown Hills Kumamoto (BBH Hotel Group)
Toyoko Inn Kumamoto Shin-shigai
Kumamoto Tokyu REI Hotel
GR Hotel Suidocho
Toyoko Inn Kumamoto-jyo Toricho Suji
Dormy Inn Kumamoto
Nest Hotel Kumamoto
Videos from this area
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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.
Sojo University
Sojo University is a private university in Nishi-ku, Kumamoto, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1949, and it was chartered as a junior college in 1965. After becoming a four-year college in 1967, it adopted the present name in 2000. In 2001 Japanese Course for foreign students was opened.
Sōjōdaigakumae Station
Sōjōdaigakumae Station is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line in Nishi-ku, Kumamoto, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).
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.
1973 Taiyo Department Store fire
The Taiyo Department Store fire was a fire at the Taiyo Department Store, a department store in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The fire started at 1:15 p.m. on November 29, 1973; 103 people died. After the fire, regulations pertaining to the construction of buildings were strengthened, one of which mandated external stairs on highrise buildings. The Taiyo Department Store had a basement floor and nine stories. Some areas were under construction.
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.
Fujisaki Hachiman-gū
Fujisaki Hachiman-gū is a Shinto shrine located in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan. It is dedicated to Emperor Ōjin, Empress Jingū and Sumiyoshi Sanjin.
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.
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 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.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kyōmachi-honchō, 京町本丁, きょうまちほんちょう, キョウマチホンチョウ
