Through the winding backstreets south of 贬辞苍尘测艒-箩颈 (about 20 minutes on foot), this quiet museum displays the calligraphy and scrolls of Miyamoto Musashi (1584鈥1645), samurai, artist, strategist, and resident of Kumamoto for the last five years of his life. Current artists' work is on display in adjoining galleries. There's also a cafe.
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Dominating the skyline, Kumamoto's robust castle is one of Japan's best, built in 1601鈥07 by daimy艒 Kat艒 Kiyomasa, whose likeness is inescapable around鈥
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Naka-dake (1506m) is Aso's active volcano 鈥 very active in recent years, with fatal eruptions in 1958 and 1979, and other significant eruptions in 1989,鈥
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This hilltop castle was ruled mostly by the Matsudaira clan from the 1660s and played a part in the Shimabara Rebellion. It was rebuilt in 1964. As well鈥
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Southeast of the city centre, this photogenic lakeside garden was built between 1636 and 1716 for the ruling Hosokawa clan. The main path represents the鈥
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In the Tepp艒-machi area, northwest of the castle, are buke yashiki (samurai residences) set along a pretty, 450m-long gravel road with a stream down the鈥
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This gorgeous hilltop shrine and 'power spot' was pretty much left alone until it became the model for the set of the popular 2011 anime film Hotarubi no鈥
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In the centre of Unzen village and at the base of the jigoku (literally 'hells'; boiling mineral hot springs), this plaza commemorating the national park鈥
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This family-friendly museum presents the history of Kumamoto and the castle from many angles, from the 10-minute video with English subtitles explaining鈥
Nearby Kumamoto attractions
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Exhibits in this museum include the crown and other personal items of daimy艒 Kat艒 Kiyomasa. The museum was closed at the time of writing due to earthquake鈥
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On the grounds of this sprawling hillside temple complex northwest of the castle, 176 steps lined with hundreds of lanterns lead to the mausoleum of Kat艒鈥
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Northwest of the castle, down paths of immaculately raked gravel, are the large villa and garden built for the Hosokawa clan. Inside the villa are鈥
4. Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art
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On the grounds of Ninomaru park, this art museum has ancient Buddhist sculptures, modern paintings and a recreation of an ancient burial mound.
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This tourist complex at the foot of the castle grounds offers a one-stop opportunity to sample (and purchase) local foods, from fish cakes to tea to鈥
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This family-friendly museum presents the history of Kumamoto and the castle from many angles, from the 10-minute video with English subtitles explaining鈥
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The 2008 reconstruction of the Honmaru Palace fairly gleams with fresh wood and gold-leaf paintings, particularly in the Sho-kun-no-ma receiving room鈥
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The castle's soaring black 罢别苍蝉丑奴办补办耻 (main building, 29.5m tall) is today a historical museum with 6th-storey lookouts. The tower was closed at the time鈥