Kojōmachi
in Kumamoto Shi of Kumamoto, Japan

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
32.802 and 130.700 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 32° 48' 6" and E 130° 42' 0"
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: 04:48 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 Kojōmachi

Kojōmachi in Kumamoto Shi (Kumamoto) is a town in Japan about 551 mi (or 886 km) west of Tokyo, the country's capital city.

Current time in Kojōmachi is now 04:48 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 9 airports near Kojōmachi, 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 139 mi (or 224 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, Uki and Tamana. 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

Mitsui Garden Hotel Kumamoto

Address
0,4 mi
1-20 Koyaima-machi, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto
860-0012 Chuo-Ku,Kumamoto-Shi
Japan

Time Information

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


ANA Crowne Plaza KUMAMOTO NEW SKY

Address
0,6 mi
2 Higashiamidaji-machi,Chuo-ku
860-8575 KUMAMOTO, KUMAMOTO
Japan

Time Information

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


Comfort Hotel Kumamoto Shinshigai

Address
0,4 mi
2-10 Shinshigai
860-0803 Kumamoto-shi
Japan

Time Information

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


Dormy Inn Kumamoto

Address
0,2 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


Dyeing and Hostel Nakashimaya

Address
0,2 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


Kumamoto Washington Hotel Plaza

Address
0,6 mi
2-3-10 Shimotori
860-0807 Kumamoto
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hotel Crown Hills Kumamoto (BBH Hotel Group)

Address
0,3 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


Kumamoto Tokyu REI Hotel

Address
0,3 mi
7-25 Shinshigai
860-0803 Kumamoto
Japan

Time Information

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


Hotel Hokke Club Kumamoto

Address
0,4 mi
20 1, Touricho, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto 860 0013,Japan.
8600013 Chuo-Ku,Kumamoto-Shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Nest Hotel Kumamoto

Address
0,2 mi
4-39 Karashima-cho, Chuo-ku
860-0804 Kumamoto
Japan

Time Information

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


Videos from this area

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Rating: 4 of 5
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Published: October 08, 2012
Length: 03:08 min
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Published: July 12, 2014
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Published: April 02, 2015
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Published: October 26, 2013
Length: 52:56 min
Rating: 4 of 5
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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 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Castles in Kumamoto Prefecture, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Special Historic Sites, 100 Fine Castles of Japan

Kamoto District, Kumamoto

Kamoto District, Kumamoto was a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 31,088 and the density of 472.39 persons per square kilometer. The total area was 65.81 km².

Located at 32.8, 130.7 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Former districts of Kumamoto Prefecture

Kumamoto Gakuen University

Called Gakuendai (学園大) or Shōdai (商大), it is a private Japanese university in Kumamoto, Japan. It was established in 1942, at which time Eastern Language Vocational College (東洋語学専門学校 Tōyō Gengo Senmon Gakkō) was subsumed into it. It was renamed Kumamoto Language Vocational College (熊本言語専門学校 Kumamoto Gengo Senmon Gakkō) in 1945, and was made into Kumamoto Commerce University (熊本商科大学 Kumamoto shōka daigaku) in 1954. It acquired its current name, Kumamoto Gakuen University, in 1994.

Located at 32.8, 130.717 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Private universities and colleges in Japan, Educational institutions established in 1942, Universities and colleges in Kumamoto Prefecture

Kumamoto Bus Terminal

Kumamoto Bus Terminal is the key bus terminal located in central Kumamoto, Kumamoto.

Located at 32.8, 130.704 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Bus stations in Japan, Kumamoto, Kumamoto

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 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Kumamoto Prefecture

1973 Taiyo Department Store fire

The Taiyo Department Store fire was a fire at the Taiyo Department Store, a department store in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The fire started at 1:15 p.m. on November 29, 1973; 103 people died. After the fire, regulations pertaining to the construction of buildings were strengthened, one of which mandated external stairs on highrise buildings. The Taiyo Department Store had a basement floor and nine stories. Some areas were under construction.

Located at 32.8022, 130.709 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Fires in Japan, 1973 in Japan, 1973 fires, Building and structure fires

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

Katō Shrine

Katō Shrine is a shrine in Kumamoto Castle, Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan, in which, daimyo or powerful territorial lord Katō Kiyomasa (1562–1611) is enshrined. Alongside Ōki Kaneyoshi and Kin Kan, who made junshi, are enshrined.

Located at 32.8037, 130.707 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Shinto shrines in Kumamoto Prefecture, Kumamoto, Kumamoto

1889 Kumamoto earthquake

The 1889 Kumamoto earthquake was an earthquake which occurred at 23.45 p.m. July 28, 1889 in the western part of Kumamoto. It was also called the Kinpozan earthquake (or Kinbozan earthquake, since its epicenter was the southern-eastern foot of Mt. Kinpo) and its magnitude was 6.3. Twenty people died (5 in Kumamoto City and 15 in Akita Gun, Kumamoto Prefecture) and hundreds of houses and parts of Kumamoto Castle were destroyed.

Located at 32.8, 130.7 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Earthquakes in Japan, History of Kumamoto Prefecture, 1889 earthquakes, 1889 in Japan

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 Shintoshin Plaza

, is a major office development by Mori Building in Nishi-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, located in front of Kumamoto Station. The Kumamoto station reconstruction project is currently in progress, specifically for the full opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen.

Located at 32.7904, 130.691 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Buildings and structures in Kumamoto Prefecture

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 0 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:
Kojōmachi, 古城町, こじょうまち, コジョウマチ