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Kumamoto Highlight One day Tour
This tour will guide you to the most popular sightseeing spots in Kumamoto city center.
You can also enjoy the popular local restaurant, craftsman shop, sake brewery and etc.
This one day tour contain historical and modern site of Kumamoto city.
Meeting Point
At your Hotel in Kumamoto city
At your Hotel in Kumamoto city
Kumamoto Castle
Kumamoto Castle is known for being one of the three great castles in Japan. Also known as Ginkgo Castle, the castle was built by Kato Kiyomasa in 1607. The castle's grounds cover about 980,000m2, with the outer circumference being about 9 kilometers (at the time of construction). The castle is made up of curving stone walls, a castle keep consisting of 3 towers, 49 turrets, 18 turret gates, and 29 castle gates.
The main keep was destroyed in a fire during a civil war in 1877. The current keep was rebuilt by Kumamoto City in 1960.
The castle grounds are home to 800 cherry blossom trees of 3 different species.
Kumamoto Castle was severely damaged by the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquakes. Access is currently restricted due to restoration work but, you can view the main keep and turrets from Ninomaru Park, Kato Shrine and the surround areas.
Lunch Break
I will bring you to the local restaurant as following your request.
Suizenji Jojuen Garden
Built in 1632 by Lord Hosokawa, Suizenji Jojuen is a traditional Japanese garden. Notable features within the garden grounds include a traditional Japanese teahouse, where visitors can enjoy a cup of tea, a natural pond, and a miniature recreation of the Tokaido road, a well-traveled route in the Edo Period connecting Tokyo and Kyoto. You'll even see a small recreation of Mount Fuji. Other facilities worth mentioning include a shrine and lakes containing colorful koi fish.
Shimada Museum
This museum standing in the midst of a bamboo forest serenity exhibits nearly 1,000 antique works of art on Samurai-class cultures from medieval to modern period in Japan. These are a personal collection made by historian and researcher Mr. Matomi Shimada and are consisted of calligraphic works, weapons, armors, furnishings, articles in connection with Miyamoto Musashi, and many more. The annex has a picture gallery in it and is used for private exhibitions as well.
Shimotori Arcade
The Shimotori arcade is the largest shopping arcade in Kumamoto Prefecture. With excellent shopping, lots of places to have fun, and plenty of gourmet options, Shimotori is where people from all over Kumamoto come to let loose. With a combined length of 511 meters and a width of 15 meters, Shimotori is also often used as a location for music and art events throughout the year. Compared to the Kamitori arcade, Shimotori has many more bars and restaurants and has a much livelier night-life.
At your Hotel in Kumamoto city
Ending Point
At your Hotel in Kumamoto city
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Inclusions & Exclusions
guide fee, hotel pick-up in Kumamoto city center
transportation fee (you and guide), entrance fee (you and guide), lunch (you and guide)
Tour Important Information
Travel insurance is not included in my tours. I would recommend you take out your own travel insurance just in case of any unexpected accident, loss, or damaging others' property.
In this tour we walk and use public transportation.
Kumamoto is historical and traditional countryside city where is not so much internationalized and still you can find the original Japanese scenery.
You can travel as local with me.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Kumamoto Tour Reviews
“Great guide ”
Mai-san opened up her schedule for us on short notice and was able to accomodate us to visit all 10 One Piece statues in one day. I highly recommend a guide such as her because some of the statues are hard to get to and the place where they sell the figures can be hard to figure out. She will help you get to them and help you buy them since she is a local, I can't recommend her enough if you are a One Piece fan!
Mai T.
(9 reviews)Thank you very much for kind review. I am glad you enjoy the One Piece statues tour in Kumamoto, and it was pleasure to guide you around the statues. There are so many things you can visit about One Piece in Kumamoto except 10 statues. So please come back here again and waiting for your next visit!! Thank you very much again. Mai
“Best experience in Japan!!!”
Mai is the absolute best!!!! Not only does she make seeing all the one piece statues easy, she provides In Depth knowledge of the Kyushu region. It was so fun to learn about the rich history of Kumamoto. The country side is soooo beautiful and more people need to visit it. It’s indescribable. Mai is very accommodating, respectful, and fun! She made sure I was comfortable the whole time and even made time for us to get food. Speaking of which, please take her recommendations as she showed me the best ice cream I’ve ever had and best ramen I’ve ever had! She is so knowledgeable in so many things and really made the experience one of my favorites. I plan to reach out to Mai again the next time I’m back in Japan as this felt like I was really seeing Japan and seeing the beloved One Piece statues. Mai is also an expert in sake so please reach out to her about that as well! 本当にありがとう！
Mai T.
(9 reviews)Thank you very much for your wonderful review!! It was pleasure to meet you and visit One Piece statues around Kumamoto, including Aso area. I will keep going to make sure my customer will take the best ice cream in Kumamoto and other food!! (*´▽｀*) また来てくださいね、お待ちしてます！ Thank you so much for your review again.
“5-star service!”
I rarely write reviews, however, this service was 5-star all the way. The One-Piece statue tour was phenomenal and we still had time to enjoy lunch at Mt. Aso. We decided to add a driver and a larger car (well worth the extra cost). Mai communicates very well and is extremely knowledgeable about the Kumamoto area (ask her about sake). My daughter and I spent a lovely day with this service. Thank you, Mai and GoWithGuide.
Mai T.
(9 reviews)I'm absolutely delighted to hear that you had such a wonderful time on our One-Piece statue tour with me. I'm glad you enjoyed her communication and extensive knowledge about the Kumamoto area and sake included! Thank you once again for choosing me, and I hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you and your daughter back for more adventures in the future.
