This tour offers a well-rounded experience of Kumamoto City's historical, cultural, and culinary highlights, ensuring an enriching and memorable half-day exploration.
*Available to pick up at Kumamoto airport, Kumamoto port, Kumamoto station and Yatsushiro port
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Kumamoto Castle
- Kumamoto Castle Ticket Office
Kumamoto Castle, a majestic feudal fortress located in Kumamoto City, Japan, boasts impressive stone walls, towering watchtowers, and a multi-tiered main keep. Originally constructed in the early 17th century, it served as a strategic stronghold during Japan's feudal era. Despite sustaining damage in a 2016 earthquake, ongoing restoration efforts preserve its historical significance, offering visitors a glimpse into Japan's rich cultural heritage and architectural prowess.
Suizenji Jojuen Garden is a picturesque traditional Japanese garden renowned for its serene beauty. Constructed during the Edo period, it features meticulously landscaped ponds, hills, and miniature representations of famous landscapes from across Japan. Visitors can enjoy leisurely strolls along winding paths, taking in the tranquility and natural splendor of this historic garden.
※Tea at the tea house is available as opptional
As your request
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Guide Fee
Transportation fee , entrance fee and travel insurance
*This tour we walk and use public transportation.
Thank you for reading my profile.
I am Mai living in Kumamoto, Kyusyu. I grew up in Kumamoto and studied and worked in overseas, such as China, America, South America and Europe for the F&B and food business. Also I used to work as Kurabito (Japanese sake brewer) in the traditional sake brewery.
So If you are looking for somebody, bring you to the best gourmet spots that are not in guide book, please contact me. I am the Sake sommelier, so if you are interested to experience and understand Japanese sake and culture, especially for I can be your guide.
All my life until now I practice martial arts such as Kendo and Iaido.
If you are Katana (Japanese sword) or martial arts lover, I can guide you to the right place.
Beside of food and sword, Kumamoto has breathtaking nature and verity of Onsen.
If you are interested, please contact me.
I will be your best guide for Kumamoto.
English and casual conversation of Chinese is available.
“Such a great experience ”
I completely recomend to take the tour with May san, she is such a great guide, without her help, it would be impossible to reach all the statues, and she knows where to Buy the figures and good snacks and sweets tips
“Amazing Tour ”
Had a great tour with her, took us to 8 out of the 10 statues, very knowledgable about the location surrounding the statues and would stop at certain places with great view for us to take a picture. She also took us to an amazing Ramen spot for lunch. Highly Recommend!
Mai T.
(12 reviews)Thank you very much for your kind review. It was nice weather to visit around nature in Mt.Aso and of course One Piece statues as well. I wish you all the best from Kumamoto, Mai.
“Fantastic Tour!”
Mai-san is just the best tour guide ever!! I'm a long-time One Piece fan, and seeing these statues in person was an absolute dream of mine that Mai-san helped come true. Many of the statues are spread out far from each other, so if you're interested in seeing all of them I highly recommend doing it with Mai as your guide! She made seeing each statue quick and easy and went above and beyond in getting my group to all 10 statues in just one day, even though we were on a time crunch. On top of this, she also identified and drove us to where each statue's figure could be purchased. Not only that, but she even went out of her way to help me get Luffy's figure from the Mugiwara Store in Kumamoto as unfortunately the normal spot in the Kumamoto Prefectural Office was closed on the day we went. Aside from the statues, Mai-san is also very knowledgeable about the Kumamoto prefecture, and it was a pleasure getting to know its history while seeing some beautiful sights of the countryside. I would love to return someday to take in more of the prefecture's beauty. Moreover, it was also a pleasure meeting Mai-san and getting to know her! She is very kind and accommodating, and if you book this tour, you absolutely will not regret it! I can't recommend her enough to anyone interested in One Piece or touring Kumamoto! Thank you so much again Mai-san!
Mai T.
(12 reviews)Arigatougozaimasu for your kind review!! It was presure for me to guide with you around One Piece statues. I wish you can make more time to discover more around Kumamoto, Kyusyu. Thank you very much again!!