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Amakusa Shiro Museum

天草四郎ミュージアム

A Kamiamakusa museum about the Shimabara-Amakusa Uprising and Amakusa Shiro, the sixteen-year-old who led it, told through documents and film.

Updated 2026/10/13
The Amakusa Shiro Museum in Kamiamakusa, Kumamoto, with its curved white roofs and arched cream facade
The Amakusa Shiro Museum in Kamiamakusa, Kumamoto, with its curved white roofs and arched cream facade © STA3816, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Opening hours
Mon–Sun09:00–17:00
Holidays09:00–17:00

Last entry 16:20. Closed from December 29 to January 1, and on the second Wednesday of January and of June.

Admission
StandardElementary school children pay the junior high price. With a disability certificate, the holder and one carer pay half.
Adult¥600
Junior High School¥300
PreschoolFree
Links
Official websiteJapanese
Access
977-1, Oyanomachi Naka, Kamiamakusa City, Kumamoto
〒 869-3603How to get there
Nearest stationMisumi Station
三角Misumi Line97 min walk from the station
Nearest bus stopさんぱーる1 min walk from the bus stop

The Amakusa Shiro Museum in Kamiamakusa, Kumamoto, is about the Shimabara-Amakusa Uprising and Amakusa Shiro, the sixteen-year-old at its head. Documents and film set out the history behind the revolt and the Nanban culture of the time.

The museum was called the Amakusa Shiro Memorial Hall before it took its present name.

Getting There

Map: Getting to Amakusa Shiro Museum. Legend: Misumi Line; Shinkansen; Bus from Misumi. Labelled stations: Kumamoto, Misumi.

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