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Explore Kyōmachi-honchō
Kyōmachi-honchō in Kumamoto Shi (Kumamoto) is located in Japan about 550 mi (or 885 km) west of Tokyo, the country's capital.
Local time in Kyōmachi-honchō is now 08:46 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 9 airports in the wider vicinity of Kyōmachi-honchō, 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 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
MARUKO HOTEL
Kumamoto Hotel Castle
Hotel Nikko Kumamoto
Hotel Crown Hills Kumamoto (BBH Hotel Group)
Toyoko Inn Kumamoto Shin-shigai
Kumamoto Tokyu REI Hotel
GR Hotel Suidocho
Toyoko Inn Kumamoto-jyo Toricho Suji
Dormy Inn Kumamoto
Nest Hotel Kumamoto
Videos from this area
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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,...
水の国くまもと Kumamoto, the land of water
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)
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
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
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.)
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)
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
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.
(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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.