# Things to see in Kumamoto (Japan): 73 places and when to go

> Kumamoto is a city in Japan with around 718,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 73 places in and around it, mainly Nature (37), Mountains (32), Hot springs (14). The best known are Mount Aso, Mount Unzen and Kumamoto Castle. The best time to come is February, April to May and October; also possible: November to January, March and June to September. In June there are 14 h 09 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 51. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kumamoto/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Japan · 32.8009, 130.7006
- **Population:** About 718,000
- **Places:** 73 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/naturaleza/) (37) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/montana/) (32) · [Hot springs](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/termal/) (14) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/historia/) (8) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/espiritual/) (6) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/museos/) (5)
- **Best time:** February, April to May and October.
- **Also possible:** November to January, March and June to September.
- **Nearest airport:** FUK Fukuoka, 90 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Mount Kunimi, at 1,739 m.

## What to see in Kumamoto

The places in and around Kumamoto, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Mount Aso](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/monte-aso/): Volcano in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan · 38 km
- [Mount Unzen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-unzen/): Mountain in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan · 39 km
- [Kumamoto Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/castillo-kumamoto/): Castle · 676 m
- [Shimabara Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shimabara-castle/): Japanese castle in Shimabara, Nagasaki prefecture · 31 km
- [Hara Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/hara-castle/): Castle in Hizen Province, Japan · 46 km
- [Mount Kinbō](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kinpo-zan/): Mountain in Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan · 6.0 km
- [Aso Shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/aso-shrine/): Shinto shrine in Aso, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan · 42 km
- [Aso Volcano Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/aso-volcano-museum/): Museum in Aso, Kumamoto, Japan · 34 km
- [Isahaya Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/bay-of-isahaya/): Bay in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan · 47 km
- [Kikuchi Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/castillo-kikuchi/): Castle ruins in kikuchi, Japan · 24 km
- [Fujisaki Hachimangū](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/fujisaki-hachimangu/): Shinto shrines in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan · 1.9 km
- [Honmyō-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/honmyoji/): Buddhist temple in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan · 2.2 km
- [Yatsushiro Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/yatsushiro-castle/): Castle in Kumamoto, Japan · 34 km
- [Kamishikimi Kumanoimasu Shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kamishikimi-kumanoimasu-shrine/): Shinto shrine in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan · 43 km
- [Fukugon-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/fukugon-ji-temple/): Buddhist temple in Yanagawa, Japan · 48 km
- [Kyū Hosokawa Gyōbutei](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/hosokawa-gyobutei/): History · 955 m
- [Izumi Shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/izumi-jinja/): Shinto shrine in Chūō-ku, Japan · 3.3 km
- [Mount Karimata](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/karimatayama/): Mountain in Yatsushiro and Misato, Shimomashi district, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan · 31 km
- [Mount Kunimi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kunimidake/): Mountain in the border between Kumamoto and Miyazaki, Japan · 41 km
- [Mount Neko](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-neko-dake/): Peak of Mt. Aso, Japan · 43 km
- [Mount Eboshi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-eboshi-dake/): Mountain in Japan; GeoNames ID = 1864292 · 34 km
- [Mount Naka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-naka-dake/): Peak of Mt. Aso, Japan · 38 km
- [Chausu Yama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/chausuyama/): Mountain in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan · 42 km
- [Mt. Unzen Disaster Memorial Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/gamadas-dome-mt-unzen-disaster-memorial-hall/): Museum · 31 km

And the other 49, by what you come to do:

- **Snow**: [Gokase Highland Ski Area](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/gokase-highland-ski-area/)
- **Nature**: [Ichino Mine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/ichinomine/), [Jirōmaru-dake](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/jiromaru-dake/), [Kamifukune Yama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kamifukuneyama/), [Kanmuriga Dake](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kanmurigadake/), [Kogane Mine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/koganemine/), [Komezuka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/komezuka/), [Kumano-dake](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kumanodake/), [Kura-dake](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kuradake/), [Kawachi Yama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-kawachi/), [Mount Kishima](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-kishima-dake/), [Nozoe Yama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-nozoe/), [Nukatsuka Yama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-nukatsuka/), [Mount Taka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-taka-dake/), [Yomine San](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-yomine/), [Noke'eboshi Yama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/nokeboshiyama/), [Ogawa-dake](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/ogawadake/), [Oi-dake](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/oi-dake/), [Shikami Dake](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shikami-dake/), [Shira Take](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shira-take/), [Shutendoji Yama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shutendoji-yama/), [Tawarayama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/tawarayama/), [Tenshu-zan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/tenshuzan/), [Tsutsuga Take](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/tsutsugatake/), [Mount Warabino](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/warabinoyama/), [Yahōga Take](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/yahougadake/)
- **Hot springs**: [Samata-no-yu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/ishidan-no-sato-samata-hot-spring/), [ほっとふっと105](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/105/), [Bessho Bath House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/bessho-bath-house/), [family baths](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/family-baths/), [fine view large public baths](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/fine-view-large-public-baths/), [Hachiman Jigoku](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/hachiman-jigoku/), [Kanpo-no-Yado-Yanagawa Inn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kanpo-no-yado-yanagawa-inn/), [Karatachi Foot Bath of Literary Persons](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/karatachi-foot-bath-of-literary-persons/), [Kyuu Hachiman Jigoku](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyuu-hachiman-jigoku/), [Takamori spa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/takamori-spa/), [Unzen Fresh Water Onsen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/unzen-fresh-water-onsen/), [Unzen Hell](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/unzen-hell/), [Yanagawa Spa Haenkaze](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/yanagawa-spa-haenkaze/), [Yunosato Onsen Public Bath](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/yunosato-onsen-public-bath/)
- **History**: [Tachibana Garden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/ohana-villa/)
- **Architecture**: [Tenmon Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/tenmonkyo-bridge/)
- **Museums and art**: [Yatsushiro Municipal Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/yatsushiro-municipal-museum/), [The Office of Mount Aso Ecomusee](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/the-office-of-mount-aso-ecomusee/)
- **With kids**: [Forest Adventure Misato](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/forest-adventure-misato/), [Greenland amusement park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/greenland-amusement-park/), [Pueblo de los Koi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/pueblo-de-los-koi/)
- **Food and drink**: [Yanagawa'n Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/yanagawa-n-brewery/)
- **Hiking**: [Yanmar Coin-Operated Rice Polisher](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/yanmar-coin-operated-rice-polisher/)

## When to go to Kumamoto

The best time to visit Kumamoto is **February, April to May and October**; also possible: November to January, March and June to September. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 10 h 04 |
| February | Best time | 10 h 50 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 45 |
| April | Best time | 12 h 49 |
| May | Best time | 13 h 41 |
| June | Possible | 14 h 09 |
| July | Possible | 13 h 58 |
| August | Possible | 13 h 13 |
| September | Possible | 12 h 11 |
| October | Best time | 11 h 10 |
| November | Possible | 10 h 17 |
| December | Possible | 9 h 51 |

In June there are 14 h 09 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 51. In April, 72 of the 73 places are at their best.

When to go to Japan in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Kumamoto

The nearest main airport is Fukuoka Airport (FUK, Fukuoka), 90 km as the crow flies. How to get around Japan (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=32.8009%2C130.7006)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=32.8009%2C130.7006)

## Other towns nearby

- [Nagasaki](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/nagasaki/): 36 places · 76 km
- [Yufu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/yufu/): 31 places · 81 km
- [Fukuoka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/fukuoka/): 115 places · 93 km
- [Ōita](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/oita/): 29 places · 97 km
- [Sasebo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/sasebo/): 54 places · 100 km
- [Miyazaki](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/miyazaki/): 13 places · 119 km

And all of Japan, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Kumamoto?

The best known: [Mount Aso](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/monte-aso/), [Mount Unzen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-unzen/), [Kumamoto Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/castillo-kumamoto/), [Shimabara Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shimabara-castle/), [Hara Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/hara-castle/). In all, 73 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Kumamoto?

February, April to May and October; also possible: November to January, March and June to September. In June there are 14 h 09 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 51.

### How do you get to Kumamoto?

The nearest main airport is Fukuoka Airport (FUK), 90 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=32.8009%2C130.7006) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Kumamoto as the destination and these 73 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).