Ikegamemachi
in Kumamoto Shi of Kumamoto, Japan

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
32.824 and 130.696 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 32° 49' 27" and E 130° 41' 45"
Currency and Currency Code:
Yen - JPY
Spoken languages:
Japanese
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 09:46 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:54 am and 5:12 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-31.107 and -50.921 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Mostardas
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Japan in Eastern Asia

Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Japan.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Japan. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Discover Ikegamemachi

Ikegamemachi in Kumamoto Shi (Kumamoto) is a town in Japan about 550 mi (or 886 km) west of Tokyo, the country's capital city.

Current time in Ikegamemachi is now 09:46 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 9 airports near Ikegamemachi, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Japan is Kumamoto Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 15 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Itsukushima Shinto Shrine in a distance of 138 mi (or 222 km), North-East. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kumamoto, Koshi, Uto, Tamana and Yamaga. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 60 °F

Morning Temperature 10°C / 50 °F
Evening Temperature 12°C / 53 °F
Night Temperature 9°C / 48 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 42%
Air Pressure 1023 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 6% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

15°C (58 °F)
9°C (47 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.

Monday, 25th of November 2024

16°C (61 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.

Tuesday, 26th of November 2024

15°C (58 °F)
11°C (53 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Kumamoto Hotel Castle

Address
1,5 mi
4-2, Jotomachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto
860-0846 Joto-Cho,Chuo-Ku,Kumamoto-Shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


MARUKO HOTEL

Address
1,5 mi
10 11 KAMITORI-MACHI
860-0845 Chuo-Ku,Kumamoto-Shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hotel Nikko Kumamoto

Address
1,7 mi
2 1 KAMITORI CHO
860-8536 Chuo-Ku,Kumamoto-Shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Dormy Inn Kumamoto

Address
1,8 mi
3-1, Karashima-cho, Chuo-ku,
860-0804 Kumamoto-shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Toyoko Inn Kumamoto-jyo Toricho Suji

Address
1,8 mi
1-1 Suido-cho
860-0844 Kumamoto-shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Kumamoto Tokyu REI Hotel

Address
1,8 mi
7-25 Shinshigai
860-0803 Kumamoto
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Nest Hotel Kumamoto

Address
1,7 mi
4-39 Karashima-cho, Chuo-ku
860-0804 Kumamoto
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hotel Crown Hills Kumamoto (BBH Hotel Group)

Address
1,8 mi
67 1, KARASHIMACHO, CHUO KU KUMAMOTO SHI, KUMAMOTO, 860 0804, JAPAN.
〒860-0804 熊本市
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 1:00
Weekend: closed


Dyeing and Hostel Nakashimaya

Address
1,8 mi
2 11 6, Shin machi, Chuo ku, Kumamoto city, Kumamoto 860 0004, Japan.
8600004 Chuo-Ku,Kumamoto-Shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Toyoko Inn Kumamoto Shin-shigai

Address
1,8 mi
3-25 Shinshigai
860-0803 Kumamoto-shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 09:30 - Checkin: 07:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Kumamoto Castle

Published: October 13, 2011
Length: 20:17 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: kyushudan

Kumamoto Castle is easily one of Japan's best. The fact that it lacks it's original central tower and instead has a concrete reproduction in its place is indeed a shame. Concreteness aside,...


軒下かすめて菊池電車-熊本 Japan Kumamoto old tram

Published: January 22, 2012
Length: 54:14 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: angelspringsTavio

The Kumamoto electric railway is a small railway company in Kumamoto City in Japan. Older cars (6000 series EMU) are operated in the Tokyo subway.(Toei Mita Line 6000 series) This railway,...


水の国くまもと Kumamoto, the land of water

Published: September 28, 2011
Length: 32:05 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: 熊本県インターネット放送局「Movie くまもと」

清らかで美しい水に恵まれた熊本。県内には、環境省選定の名水百選が8カ所もあり、その数は日本一を誇る。さらに、地域人口が約100万人の熊...


熊本市電幹線 熊本城・市役所前停留所にて(At Kumamoto Castle / City Hall Stop on the Kumamoto City Tram Trunk Line)

Published: October 29, 2013
Length: 59:51 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: omiyaexpress

熊本市電幹線(A系統・B系統)の熊本城・市役所前停留所を発着する路面電車を2本撮影しました。 I took the movie of two streetcars arriving at and departing...


The Inner Courtyard of Kumamoto Castle, Japan

Published: November 11, 2014
Length: 13:32 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: kuuzo

A walk around the inner courtyard of Kumamoto castle in Kumamoto, Japan.


【九州No.15】Kumamoto Castle No1 ラーメンと熊本城の前編

Published: April 13, 2015
Length: 14:32 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Haru & Hiro CHANNEL

4 of us (2Kids + us) traveled North of Kyushu Japan ! No.15 We landed Kumamoto ate Ra-men Kumamoto Castle 2015年春、桜のきれいな時期に 九州北部...


熊本電鉄藤崎宮前駅に到着する電車 (Kumamoto Dentetsu Fujisakigu-mae Sta.)

Published: June 02, 2012
Length: 48:02 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: studiotwain

2012年5月2日撮影。 熊本電鉄藤崎線の起点藤崎宮前駅に到着する6000系電車(元東京都交通局6000形)です。電鈴式踏切の音が聞こえます。


Japanese Old-fashioned (Bell type) railroad crossing at Kumamoto City (17/03/07)

Published: March 09, 2009
Length: 41:27 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: 札幌漫鉄オヤジ (satsumannoyaji)

熊本電鉄、坪井川公園駅に残る旧式踏切です。文字通り鐘を打つカンカンと鳴る踏切に感動! 子どものころの記憶がよみがえりました。ちなみに...


青ガエル 熊本科 Frog Train Kumamoto

Published: January 29, 2012
Length: 39:58 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: angelspringsTavio

The Kumamoto electric railway is a small railway company in Kumamoto City in Japan. This old train is 5000 series EMU. It was manufactured in 1957. The citizens and the railroad fan are called...


KUMAMON train***Front outlook in KUMAMOTO JAPAN.No35.

Published: February 02, 2015
Length: 55:07 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: yama shou

(Maybe)Top of the world.Long railroad crossing.120m.3:10⇒3:45sec. Alarm is only at both ends of the railroad crossing. Pretty character. FUJISAKIGUUMAE station ⇒ KUROKAMIMACHI station....


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Kumamoto Castle

is a hilltop Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto in Kumamoto Prefecture. It was a large and extremely well fortified castle. The castle keep is a concrete reconstruction built in 1960, but several ancillary wooden buildings remain of the original castle. Kumamoto Castle is considered one of the three premier castles in Japan, along with Himeji Castle and Matsumoto Castle. Thirteen structures in the castle complex are designated Important Cultural Property.

Located at 32.8061, 130.706 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Castles in Kumamoto Prefecture, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Special Historic Sites, 100 Fine Castles of Japan

Sojo University

Sojo University is a private university in Nishi-ku, Kumamoto, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1949, and it was chartered as a junior college in 1965. After becoming a four-year college in 1967, it adopted the present name in 2000. In 2001 Japanese Course for foreign students was opened.

Located at 32.8311, 130.696 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Educational institutions established in 1972, Private universities and colleges in Japan, Universities and colleges in Kumamoto Prefecture

Sōjōdaigakumae Station

Sōjōdaigakumae Station is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line in Nishi-ku, Kumamoto, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).

Located at 32.8309, 130.695 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Kumamoto Prefecture

Kami-Kumamoto Station

Kami-Kumamoto Station is a railway station in Nishi-ku, Kumamoto, Japan. It is on the Kagoshima Main Line of JR Kyushu and the Kikuchi Line of Kumamoto Electric Railway. In front of the station is a tram stop of the tram operated by Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau named Kami-Kumamoto-Ekimae Station.

Located at 32.8181, 130.699 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Kumamoto Prefecture

Tairoin Hospital

Tairoin Hospital is a hospital for leprosy patients initiated by Jean Marie Corre (1850–1911) in Shimasaki Machi Kumamoto shi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, in 1898, initially hospitalizing patients who gathered around Honmyoji Temple. He was a member of M.E.P. or "Missions Etrangères de Paris". The hospital started with the arrival of 5 sisters from the "Franciscan Missionaries of Mary" in 1898.

Located at 32.8122, 130.69 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Leper hospitals, Leprosy, Buildings and structures in Kumamoto Prefecture, Kumamoto, Kumamoto

Honmyō-ji

is a Buddhist temple of the Nichiren sect, Rokujōmon-ryū, (六条門流) in Nishi-ku, Kumamoto, Japan. It is the most high ranking temple of the sect in Kyushu. In Honmyō-ji is the grave of Katō Kiyomasa, (1562–1611), a Japanese daimyo, builder of Kumamoto Castle and a dedicated buddhist of Nichiren Buddhism.

Located at 32.8169, 130.689 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Buddhist temples in Kumamoto Prefecture

Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium

Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium is an indoor sports arena, located in Kumamoto, Japan. The arena holds 1,480 people. The hall hosted some of the group games for the 2007 FIVB Women's World Cup. It will host some of the group games for the 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup.

Located at 32.8143, 130.702 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Indoor arenas in Japan, Volleyball venues, Sports venues in Kumamoto Prefecture, Buildings and structures completed in 1982

Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art

Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art opened in the precincts of Kumamoto Castle, Kumamoto, Japan in 1976. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture. The permanent collection focuses on the art and crafts of Kumamoto Prefecture and also contains works by Renoir and Rodin. One room is dedicated to replicas of decorated kofun found in the prefecture.

Located at 32.8075, 130.701 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Art museums and galleries in Japan, Prefectural museums, Museums in Kumamoto Prefecture, Kofun, Kunio Maekawa buildings, Art museums established in 1976, 1976 establishments in Japan

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Ikegamemachi, 池亀町, いけがめまち, イケガメマチ