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2026/09/16

Castle · Kumamoto · Kyushu

Kumamoto Castle

Kumamoto Castle, known as the Black Castle, features impressive stone walls and architecture and now welcomes visitors following its complete restoration after earthquake damage.

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Kumamoto Castle

Kumamoto Castle, known as the Black Castle, features impressive stone walls and architecture and now welcomes visitors following its complete restoration after earthquake damage.

Kumamoto

Festival

Hifuri Shinji Fire Swinging Ritual

Each spring at Aso Shrine, priests perform the Hifuri Shinji fire-swinging ritual, a mesmerizing ceremony rooted in ancient agricultural tradition.

23 Mar 2027Aso · Kumamoto

Illumination

Kumamoto Tanabata Lantern Festival

A festival centered on the release of approximately 3,000 sky lanterns creating one of Japan's largest lantern displays, with performances and food.

15–16 Aug 2027Koshi · Kumamoto

Festival

Yatsushiro Myoken Matsuri

A 390-year-old procession through Yatsushiro in Kumamoto, listed by UNESCO, with a turtle-serpent beast and nine canopied floats carried to a riverbank.

22–23 Nov 2027Yatsushiro · Kumamoto

Historic Site

Kikuchi Castle

The site of a seventh-century mountain fortress in Kumamoto, built against invasion from the mainland, with four buildings reconstructed.

Yamaga · Kumamoto

Area & Points of Interest