Kumamoto
Kumamoto is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, the city had an estimated population of 738,907 and a population density of 1,893 people per km2. Wikipedia
Population 738,385 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Japan
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
熊本市立熊本博物館 Museum · 960 m -
熊本県立美術館 Museum · 830 m - 船場橋 Attraction · 100 m
- 停車場 Attraction · 130 m
- 船場神社之碑 Memorial · 290 m
- 坂口恭平美術館 Museum · 350 m
- 西南の役回顧之碑 Memorial · 540 m
- 清正公像 Memorial · 540 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.