Takahira
in Kumamoto Shi of Kumamoto, Japan

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
32.836 and 130.716 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 32° 50' 10" and E 130° 42' 58"
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: 01:54 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:47 am and 5:15 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

Delve into Takahira

Takahira in Kumamoto Shi (Kumamoto) is a town located in Japan about 549 mi (or 883 km) west of Tokyo, the country's capital town.

Time in Takahira is now 01:54 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 9 airports closer to Takahira, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Japan is Kumamoto Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 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 137 mi (or 220 km), North-East. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kumamoto, Koshi, Uto, Kikuchi and Tamana. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 22°C / 71 °F

Morning Temperature 19°C / 65 °F
Evening Temperature 20°C / 68 °F
Night Temperature 19°C / 66 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 70%
Air Pressure 1017 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Overcast clouds

Saturday, 16th of November 2024

25°C (76 °F)
20°C (67 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.

Sunday, 17th of November 2024

24°C (75 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Monday, 18th of November 2024

17°C (62 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Hotel Nikko Kumamoto

Address
2,3 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


MARUKO HOTEL

Address
2,1 mi
10 11 KAMITORI-MACHI
860-0845 Chuo-Ku,Kumamoto-Shi
Japan

Time Information

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


Kumamoto Hotel Castle

Address
2,2 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


Kumamoto Washington Hotel Plaza

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

Time Information

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


Comfort Hotel Kumamoto Shinshigai

Address
2,6 mi
2-10 Shinshigai
860-0803 Kumamoto-shi
Japan

Time Information

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


Toyoko Inn Kumamoto Shin-shigai

Address
2,6 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


GR Hotel Ginzadori

Address
2,6 mi
7 11, Chuogai, Chuo ku, Kumamoto city, Kumamoto 860 0802, Japan.
8600802 Chuogai,Chuo-Ku,Kumamoto-Shi
Japan

Time Information

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


Kikunan Onsen UBL Hotel

Address
1,8 mi
3 10 1, TSURUHADA, KITA KU KUMAMOTO SHI, KUMAMOTO, 861 5517, JAPAN.
8615517 Kita-Ku,Kumamoto-Shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: closed


Toyoko Inn Kumamoto-jyo Toricho Suji

Address
2,3 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


GR Hotel Suidocho

Address
2,5 mi
2 22, Chuogai, Chuo ku, Kumamoto city, Kumamoto 860 0802, Japan.
8600802 Chuo-Ku,Kumamoto-Shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
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,...


熊本市電の真正面に熊本城が! Kumamoto Castle viewed from the Kumamoto city tram

Published: June 10, 2012
Length: 16:53 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: treasurepeople

観光で熊本を訪れました。熊本市電(路面電車)の通町筋駅あたりで熊本城が真正面に見えます。最初に見たとき、その大きさと堂々とした姿に...


熊本電鉄 北熊本駅 朝夕 (18-Aug-2012) Kita-Kumamoto sta. Kumamoto Electric Railway Company.

Published: September 07, 2012
Length: 48:22 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: nimo5

熊本電鉄の本拠となる北熊本駅は菊池線と藤崎線との分岐点です。 2012.8.18 熊本電鉄北熊本駅.


Kumamoto Japan Parking Garage Downtown, what the heck!!!

Published: January 16, 2008
Length: 43:25 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: pudmagee00

Kumamoto Japan downtown parking garage. I have never seen anything like this! its like a ride at disneyland. Just zoom in on the map, you can see where this is.


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...


駅歩き : 熊本電鉄 北熊本駅 Kumamoto Electric Railway Kitakumamoto Station [Official HD]

Published: June 15, 2012
Length: 11:43 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: RailwayLibrary

東急『あまがえる』の走る駅「熊本電鉄 北熊本駅」(熊本県)。ローカル私鉄の熊本電鉄、北熊本駅は本線とも言える藤崎線と菊池線が分岐する駅...


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...


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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 University

Kumamoto University is a university located in Kumamoto, Japan. It was established on May 31, 1949, at which time the following institutions were subsumed into it; Kumamoto Teachers College (established in 1874), Kumamoto Pharmaceutical College (1885), The Fifth High School (1887), Kumamoto Medical College (1896), and Kumamoto Technical College (1906).

Located at 32.8139, 130.728 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Japanese national universities, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Universities and colleges in Kumamoto Prefecture

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.

Located at 32.8203, 130.723 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Lutheran universities and colleges, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Universities and colleges in Kumamoto Prefecture

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 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Educational institutions established in 1972, Private universities and colleges in Japan, Universities and colleges in Kumamoto Prefecture

Kumamoto Health Science University

Kumamoto Health Science University is a private university in Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan, established in 2003.

Located at 32.8536, 130.697 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Educational institutions established in 2003, 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 1 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 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Kumamoto Prefecture

Nishisato Station

Nishisato Station is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Kita-ku, Kumamoto, Japan.

Located at 32.8547, 130.7 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations 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 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Indoor arenas in Japan, Volleyball venues, Sports venues in Kumamoto Prefecture, Buildings and structures completed in 1982

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Takahira, 高平, たかひら, タカヒラ