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Kumamoto Travel Guide
# 26   of 113 destinations
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Kumamoto Castle

The capital of Kumamoto Prefecture, Kumamoto is a major city on Kyushu's west coast with a population of 650,000. The city is most famous for its castle, which is one of Japan's largest.

Attractions
Central Kumamoto
 1  Kumamoto Castle
Beautiful reconstruction of the original castle.
User rating: 84/100 (99 votes)
Visited by: 173 users
 2  Suizenji Garden
Landscape garden reproducing the Tokaido.
User rating: 80/100 (48 votes)
Visited by: 82 users
 3  Hosokawa Residence
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Visited by:
9 users
Former residence of high ranked samurai.
 4  Hearn Residence
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Visited by:
4 users
Former residence of the author Lafcadio Hearn.
Side Trips from Kumamoto
 1  Mount Aso
Active volcano with a huge ancient caldera.
User rating: 86/100 (122 votes)
Visited by: 187 users
 2  Minamata
From pollution site to environmental model city.
User rating: 80/100 (6 votes)
Visited by: 13 users
 

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An English-language guided tour around the southwestern island of Kyushu; Kumamoto and Kagoshima.

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March 24, 2009

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Most visited: Ranked 26th out of 113 destinations

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