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Explore Kosen
Kosen in Kumamoto Shi (Kumamoto) is a city in Japan about 550 mi (or 885 km) west of Tokyo, the country's capital.
Local time in Kosen is now 01:57 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Kosen, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Japan is Kumamoto Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 14 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. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kumamoto, Koshi, Uto, Tamana and Kikuchi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 22°C / 72 °F
Morning Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
Evening Temperature | 21°C / 69 °F |
Night Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 54% |
Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 2% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 15th of November 2024
22°C (71 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Light rain, calm, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
25°C (78 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
25°C (76 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
MARUKO HOTEL
Kumamoto Hotel Castle
Hotel Nikko Kumamoto
GR Hotel Suidocho
Toyoko Inn Kumamoto Shin-shigai
Kumamoto Tokyu REI Hotel
Kumamoto Washington Hotel Plaza
Toyoko Inn Kumamoto-jyo Toricho Suji
Comfort Hotel Kumamoto Shinshigai
GR Hotel Ginzadori
Videos from this area
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Kumamoto and Miyazaki, Japan | November 15 - 17, 2014 (Part 2 of 2)
http://kydeanderic.com/KumamotoAndMiyazaki http://www.patreon.com/kydeanderic http://facebook.com/kydeanderic http://twitter.com/kydeanderic http://reddit.com/r/KydeandEric/ Shot with a Sony...
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015 in Chuo-ku,Kumamoto,Japan - Pharrell Williams
熊本市中央区で活動している町内自治会・ダンス・サンバ・スポーツなど様々な活動団体などのHAPPYを集めてみました! 2015年もHAPPYに包まれた活...
JR Kumamoto Station (JR 熊本駅), Kumamoto City, Kyushu Region
JR Kumamoto Station (JR 熊本駅) is the main train station for Kumamoto City in the Kyushu Region. Kumamoto city is located further southwest of Fukuoka and is located halfway to...
J2DE: Drunken Horse Festival ( Kumamoto City, Japan )
Check out my links - blog: http://journeytodaeast.blogspot.com | twitter: http://twitter.com/dgrey1986 | facebook: http://www.facebook.com/journeytodaeast Once a year in Kumamoto is the Drunken...
Trip to Japan Kyushu - Kumamoto (part 2) (熊本@日本九州)
Visiting Kumamoto in Kyushu Japan!! Entering the accent Kumamoto City Castle.
Kumamoto Castle
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
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,...
【Ramen noodle in Kumamoto】熊本県の人気店大黒ラーメンがものすごい濃厚
Here is a ramen restaurant is very popular in Kumamoto Prefecture. This restaurant shop name has been referred to as "Daikoku Ramen". Aroma of garlic roasted and rich pork bone soup is very...
Kyushu Island, Japan: Suizenji Jojuen Gardens in Kumamoto
http://www.TravelsWithSheila.com Suizen-ji Jojuen Garden represents the 53 stations along the Tokaido Road traveled during the Edo period from Kyoto to Tokyo (then Edo). Tadotoshi, the third...
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)
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...
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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.
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.
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.
Kyūshū Lutheran College
Kyushu Lutheran College has its roots in Kyushu Jo-Gakuin (九州女学院), originally established as a girl's high school in 1926. A women's junior college opened in 1975 and the current four-year college opened its doors to women and men in 1997. The Rev. Dr. Yoshiro Ishida was the college's first president. The Rev. Naohiro Kiyoshige has been serving as college president since 2002. Kyushu Lutheran College is one of two colleges affiliated with the Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church.
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.
Kumamoto Bus Terminal
Kumamoto Bus Terminal is the key bus terminal located in central 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.
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.
Fujisaki Hachiman-gū
Fujisaki Hachiman-gū is a Shinto shrine located in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan. It is dedicated to Emperor Ōjin, Empress Jingū and Sumiyoshi Sanjin.
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.
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.
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.