KUMAMOTO PREFECTURE
Kumamoto Prefecture is located in the center of the island of Kyushu. The capital of Kumamoto Prefecture is Kumamoto city, which is famous for its landmark Kumamoto Castle and Suizenji Park.
Kumamoto Prefecture attractions also include Tsujun Bridge, the largest stone aqueduct in Japan and Mt Aso, one of the world's largest active volcanoes.
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KUMAMOTO PREFECTURE ATTRACTIONS
KUMAMOTO MAIN CITIES and TOWNS | |
 | Kumamoto is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on Kyushu island of Japan. The city's most famous landmark is Kumamoto Castle, a large, and in its day, an extremely well fortified Japanese Castle and Suizenji Park, a formal garden neighbouring the Suizenji Temple. |
KUMAMOTO CASTLES | |
 | Kumamoto Castle is Kumamoto's most famous landmark. Kumamoto Castle is a large, and in its day, an extremely well fortified Japanese Castle. The donjon (castle central keep) is a concrete reconstruction built in the 1970s, but several ancillary wooden buildings remain of the original castle. |
KUMAMOTO GARDENS and PARKS | |
Lakeside of Ichifusa Dam, located in Mizugami Kumamoto Prefecture, is famous for its cherry blossom and is considered one of Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots. | |
Minamata Cherry Line in Minamata Kumamoto Prefecture, is a 27km long row of cherry blossom trees next to the road between Yunoko Hot Springs on the coast line and Yunotsuru Hot Springs in the mountains. Minamata Cherry Line is considered one of Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots. | |
 | Suizenji Park (Suizenji Koen) is considered to one of the most beautiful Japanese gardens in Japan . Suizenji Park is Kumamoto's second top tourist attraction. |
KUMAMOTO BRIDGES | |
Tsujun Bridge, located in Yamato Kumamoto Prefecture, is the largest stone aqueduct in Japan. Tsujun Bridge, completed in 1854, is 84m long with an arch that spans 27.3m. | |
KUMAMOTO MOUNTAINS | |
Mt Aso, located in Kumamoto Prefecture, is one of the world's largest active volcanoes and the largest in Japan. Mt Aso is 1592m high has a 25km wide caldera. The last major eruption was in 2011. | |
KUMAMOTO TRAIN STATIONS | |
 | Kumamoto Station is the main inter city train station for Kumamoto. |