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Visit the Zoological and Biological Gardens
sanukseeker Says: The best place to go to if you are travelling with kids, for aside from the zoo and botanical gardens, there is even an amusement park on the ground, so you can easily while away an afternoon with your kids and have a whale of a time.In regards to the main attractions, the...
sanukseeker Says: A trip to Cheese Bar won't be complete without trying out its mouth-watering cheese desserts. What's more, the personable bar owner was kind enough to show us her stock of cheese and let us work for our own cheese (See photo attached for a clearer explanation).I also enjoyed...
sanukseeker Says: People often sign up for marathons in order to test their physical and mental limits. It is in my humble opinion that there is a more interesting (and less gruelling) way to do so by climbing the 3,333 stone staircase in Misato county, Kumamoto (though I'm currently flirting...
sanukseeker Says: Suizenji Park is a sight that warrants a visit but given that it costs 400 yen per admission, I thought it was disappointingly small, especially when some of the major must-gos in Japan don't cost a single cent (or yen). I could finish walking its entire perimeter in 10-15...
Drunken Horse Festival in Kumamoto
sanukseeker Says: The Drunken Horse Festival is the biggest festival held in Kumamoto City, so be sure to watch it when you are in town during September. Contrary to the name, the horses are no longer fed alcohol even though it certainly looks that way when they stagger through the...
sanukseeker Says: There are no English explanations in this museum, so it won't be interesting to those who don't understand Japanese. Thankfully, I had a Japanese friend--a junior high school science teacher, no less--with me, so he helped explain the exhibits. My teacher friend enlightened...
1 Review and 0 Opinions KB Hotel is a budget business hotel nearby Kumamoto Castle. - 6300 yen a single room without...
Haagen Dazs: 7 scoops of ice-cream for 500 yen!
sanukseeker Says: If you are lucky enough to arrive at Kumamoto City on Wednesday, be sure to flock to our local Haagen Daazs, for you can order a Happy Cup that comprises SEVEN scoops of ice-cream for 500 yen. An excellent way to chill out and enjoy a cosy chat with friends!Not kidding you....
sanukseeker Says: Kumabar is set up to introduce Kumamoto's home-grown beer to the world, which is why you'll find Kumamon, the prefectural mascot prominently seated at the bar itself. But what intrigued my friend and I was the horse tendons--horse meat is a specialty of Kumamoto. Although...
maxdanger Says: In my various drunken sprawls around the downtown kumamoto area, I'd have to say bar days is the coolest bar found yet. Kind of a rock grungy feel to it, but if you're into music this is the place to be cos it has around 1000 cd's lining the walls.Reading the other comments,...
Goodtime Charlie's: Japanese Honky Tonk
Skibbe Says: A honky tonk isn't exactly what you would expect to find in southern Japan. But the owner, Charlie Nagatani, makes sure everyone has a good time listening to him play the sound he fell in love with as a kid. I think he's more Texan than I am.
yumyum Says: A good way to get from the railway station into the center is to take a tram. Also if you choose to stay in one of the 2 youth hostels, you will have to use it. Of course, you can walk into the city center but it's a fairly long walk.
kiwigal_1 Says: The Shinkansen is by far the most convenient way to travel around Japan. Unfortunately it isn't very cheap! Luckily there is a Japan JR Rail Pass available to foreign travellers. See the JR East website for details: It must be bought abroad and stamped in Japan before you...
yumyum Says: Kumamoto has some big shopping arcades which are in fact covered pedestrianised streets. In the Shimotori and the Kamitori Arcade streets you will find many different shops including a 105 Yen shop.These arcades are especially useful in bad weather and also have restaurants...
dlandt Says: Kumamoto is known for horsemeat and it is a regional specialty they are quite proud of. It is served raw on a plate, with a side of soy sauce and ginger paste, sometimes garlic paste. Shaved white onion adds to the flavor. The meat is cut in a certain fashion to avoid the...
dlandt Says: Although ramen noodles are common all through Japan, each region has its own style and Kumamoto is no exception. You can get any style, but the one we had had a white soup that seemed less salty than most and had a fresher, almost creamier taste. We got it in a typical...
kiwigal_1 Says: If you plan on doing a lot of train travel when you are in Japan then I suggest that you decline from bringing large, heavy suitcases. Most train stations in Japan have huge staircases (often no lift) so lugging a big suitcase is not an easy task. I suggest a good backpack...
sanukseeker Says: Kumamoto was formerly known as the Fire Nation (Hi no Kuni), an apt moniker to describe the warm nature of people in Kumamoto. This is illustrated by how the farmers at Tomonji Area in Yoshino on Mt Kimpo organise four agricultural events every year. Heck, they even provide...
Shinto torchlight ritual at Aso shrine
sanukseeker Says: The Aso fire festival might have been designed to express prayers for a bountiful harvest but it also serves another useful purpose for the visiting tourist: to provide some much-needed warmth in this awkward transition from winter to spring when Japan still startles you...
Visit the International Centre in Kumamoto City
sanukseeker Says: Wifi is hard to find in Japan--not even your trusty Macdonalds outlet in Kumamoto provides Wifi. Hence, the International Centre in Kumamoto City which is incidentally located very near Kumamoto Castle solves your Internet woes by enabling you to use one of their three...
yumyum Says: In Kumamoto it's possible to get a free internet session in the Kumamoto City International Center. Grab a map from the tourist office in the railway station. The building is marked on the map and is close to the tram stop Kumamotojo-mae and the castle.
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