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• Aoi Aso Shrine (青井阿蘇神社) The first National Treasure in Kumamoto, and the first shrine to become one in 47 years.
• Aso Farm Land (阿蘇ファームランド) 400 domes to sleep in and an open-air fitness course with 60 stages: opened in 2007.
• Aso Shrine (阿蘇神社) The 18-metre gate collapsed in 2016 and stood again in December 2023.
• Brook Statue — Mifune
• Chopper Statue — Kumamoto Zoo Devastated by the 2016 earthquake, Kumamoto Zoo reopened in full on 22/12/2018.
• Daikanbō (大観峰) The name dates from 1922: the writer Tokutomi Sohō changed it; before that, it was called Tomigahana.
• Franky Statue — Takamori Station The themed train ‘ONE PIECE × 南阿蘇鉄道’, decorated as the Thousand Sunny, departs from the same station: it is a permanent initiative of the…
• Fujisaki Hachimangū (藤崎八旛宮) Every September more than sixty decorated horses parade; in 2026 the procession is cancelled.
• Jinbe Statue — Uto
• Kamishikimi Kumanoimasu Shrine (上色見熊野座神社) Almost a hundred stone lanterns climb through the woods; behind the small shrine the rock has a hole through it.
• Kamitōri Arcade (上通アーケード) The prefecture's first arcade, 1960; today's roof copies the Gare d'Orsay in Paris.
• Kikuchi Gorge (菊池渓谷) Closed on 30 July 2026 because of the earthquake, reopened on 3 August: four days shut.
• Kumamon Square (くまモンスクエア) The stage reopened on 21 August 2026, almost a month after the earthquake of 28 July.
• Kumamoto Castle (熊本城) The restoration finishes in 2052: a walkway six metres up takes you inside the building site.
• Kumamoto Stall Village (熊本屋台村) Fourteen rice spirits at 100 yen a small glass, in rotation among 27 distilleries.
• Kurokawa Onsen (黒川温泉) One cedar disc is worth three baths out of twenty-five, and one of them can be spent on food or souvenirs.
• Kusasenri-ga-hama (草千里ヶ浜) Double crater from 30,000 years ago: 785,000 m² of grassland, two lakes and the Komatateyama hill.
• Luffy Statue (麦わらの一味像) — Kumamoto Next to the statue, on the same promenade, there is a special manhole cover featuring Luffy.
• Manda Mine (万田坑) The mine train has been stopped since April 2026; the headframe and the winding house have not.
• Mount Aso — Nakadake Crater (中岳火口) 400×900 m: in the crater's emerald-green lake the water is 50–60°C and strongly acidic.
• Mount Aso — Takadake (高岳) 1,592 m, the roof of the Five Peaks: you can climb it under level 2, reopened on 1 September.
• Nabegataki Falls (鍋ヶ滝) 300 yen and by online booking only since 2021: you cannot book by phone.
• Nagabeta Sea Road (長部田海床路) The lamp posts stay standing in the water: ten minutes of tide and the road disappears.
• Nami Statue — Nishihara
• Ōmiya Shrine, Yamaga (大宮神社) The lanterns are made only of paper and glue, without a single nail: 200 yen to see them up close.
• Oshitoishi Hill (押戸石の丘) Nine rows of boulders at 845 m on the Aso plateau; the largest is 5.5 m tall. 300 yen.
• Robin Statue — Minami-Aso The 2016 fault cuts across the lawn; the building was left as it was, and has been open since 2020.
• Sakitsu Church The altar of the church rebuilt in 1934 stands exactly where, centuries earlier, the people of the village were forced to trample on sacred…
• Sakura no Baba Jōsaien (桜の馬場 城彩苑) The earthquake of 28/07 closed everything: shops reopened on 5/8, the museum was still shut on 18/8.
• Sanji Statue — Mashiki
• Sea Donut Aquarium (わくわく海中水族館シードーナツ) The only aquarium floating on the sea in western Japan, shaped like a doughnut.
• Shimotōri Arcade (下通アーケード) 511 m under cover and 15 m high; in 2018, 32,000 people passed through on weekdays and 50,000 on holidays.
• Shirakawa Spring (白川水源) 60 tonnes of water a minute at 14°C: among Japan's hundred best since 1985.
• Steak Saloon Tobarō (薔薇亭) A teppanyaki steakhouse in Kumamoto's Shimotori shopping arcade, open since 1977.
• Suizenji Jōjuen Garden (水前寺成趣園) The water in the pond comes underground from Aso, and since 2016 less of it has been arriving.
• Sunroad Shinshigai (サンロード新市街) Eighteen metres, the widest arcade in Japan; the Denkikan cinema came here in 1914.
• Tasaki Market, Ebisukai Street (田崎市場 えびす会商店街) The fish auction starts at 5:30, and by 6:00 the market diner is already open.
• Tsuetate Onsen (杖立温泉) No room for poles: three thousand carp hang from ropes stretched between the inns.
• Tsūjunkyō Bridge (通潤橋) National Treasure since 2023, the first among engineering works: it has irrigated 100 hectares since 1854.
• Tsuruya Department Store (鶴屋百貨店) Since 2015 the only department store in Kumamoto: 76,592 m² across four buildings.
• Usopp Statue — Aso Station
• Yachiyoza Theatre (八千代座) The revolving stage weighs 3.2 tonnes and is turned by hand, on German rails.
• Yamaga Lantern Museum (山鹿灯籠民芸館) Nine artisans work in full view of visitors: it takes ten years to go from apprentice to master.
• Yunotsuru Onsen (湯の鶴温泉) One of the 77 therapeutic hot-spring areas recognised by the state: four inns, six baths.
• Zoro Statue — Oizu

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