The Hikuni Matsuri is a summer festival for visitors to central Kumamoto. After an opening event on the first day, the shopping streets in central Kumamoto are lined with events and food stalls for visitors of all ages to enjoy over two days. On the second day, you can take part in the main free activity - the Otemoan Dance. Otemoan is a famous Kumamoto folk song that was composed about 80 years ago and is still loved and covered today (even the song heard around Kumamoto Station on the Kyushu Shinkansen is Otemoan). For the main dance on the last day of the festival, they turn part of the tram line into a "pedestrian's paradise" and let the city's residents gather on the streets to dance the Otemoan Dance (there's even a samba version) under the watchful eyes of the majestic Kumamoto Castle. 

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Historic buildings

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Kumamoto Castle is full of ingenuity. In my mind, the castle ruins are truly magnificent.

Most astonishing are the piles of stones beneath the walls. They were rolled down during the Kumamoto earthquake. While progress is slow, they will one day be rebuilt.

Mount Aso

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Aso has a unique weather and is home to flowers, birds and butterflies. More than 2,500 mm of rainfall falls on the grassland every year, seeping into the vast land and becoming the source of six first-level rivers, providing water for about 2.3 million people in Kyushu. There are as many as 1,500 places in Aso that are known as &quot;famous water&quot;. Because the grassland is fertile and the grass grown is suitable for grazing, the milk produced here is also very fresh. Let&#39;s drink this glass of milk from Mount Aso🥛

Kumamon Square

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There are two performances every day, from 2:00 to 2:30 in the afternoon, which is very suitable for parent-child activities. Of course, adults are also very happy. Minister Bear is cute, lively and interactive. Not bad 👍

Suizenji Jojuen Garden

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Suizenji Jojuen Garden is also a place you can visit in Kumamoto. It takes 10 to 20 minutes by car from the city. The whole garden is quite designed. There is a very beautiful lake in the middle with many fat fish. If you like history, you can spend more time there. Normally, one and a half hours is enough to finish the tour. If the weather is good, it is still quite photogenic.

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This is a sightseeing train from Kumamoto Station to Sankaku Station. The calm and majestic black color is embellished with a golden exterior, with angel-carved glass, a wooden ceiling inlaid with a golden logo, velvet seat covers with classical patterns, and colorful icy glass everywhere.

Time:	2025年8月1日–8月3日 (UTC+9) ENDED
Location:	Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Pref

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