Kumamoto City Museum
from $7.85
- Entry fees included
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Highlights
- Explore displays covering local history, natural science, and regional traditions.
- Experience a mix of education, science, and local culture in a modern museum setting.
- Learn about important events, including earthquakes and the city’s recovery.
- Perfect for families, students, and curious travelers.
About this experience
What to expect
The museum is located northwest of Kumamoto Castle and reopened to the public in 2018 after a comprehensive renovation. Kumamoto MuseumThe exhibition covers a wide range of fields, with the history and culture of Kumamoto City on the first floor, the natural history of Kumamoto Prefecture on the second floor, and a planetarium in the basement.The museum is designed for easy access and offers audio and text guides in five languages, including simplified and traditional Chinese.
What's included
- Admission ticket to Kumamoto City Museum
- Admission ticket to Kumamoto Castle (including the castle tower)
- Admission ticket to Kumamoto Castle Museum Wakuwakuza
Not included
- All fees not mentioned
Things to note
- Visitors who need wheelchairs (including electric wheelchairs) can rent them free of charge in the park (must be accompanied by someone
- Visitors who wish to smoke are welcome to use the smoking area next to the "Fuxing Castle Lord Information Center" in Ninomaru or the smoking area in Josaien.
- opening hours: 9:00~17:00 (last admission is 16:00)
- We will not provide them in case of rain).
- Closed Days
- Adult prices apply to high school student and above.
- Child prices apply to elementary school and junior high school students.
- In case of bad weather, the park may be temporarily closed.
- There is no smoking area in the paid park
- Yongyongzu official website: https://www.sakuranobaba-johsaien.jp/waku-index/
- [Kumamoto Castle]
- Due to activity, the opening hours may be extended.
- Open the Wi-Fi settings on your smartphone, tablet or other mobile device and select the network (SSID) kumamoto-free- Wi-Fi .
- It is strictly prohibited to light a fire in Kumamoto Castle Park
- Please wear non-slip shoes to ensure safety.
- Please do not eat or drink in the paid park
- Register the user on the registration screen and you can connect to the network.
- Address: 1-1 Honmaru, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, 860-0002
- From April 1, 2024, entry and exit from the South Exit will be available on weekdays.
- When visiting other parks, please wear a leash.
- You can bring infant strollers into the park and use them.
- Pets are only allowed outdoors (outside the castle tower) in the paid parks
- Pets must be kept in a cage that cannot be seen at all times in the park (service dogs are allowed)
- · Kumamoto Castle, Kumamoto Castle Museum Waiwaza, and Kumamoto Museum have different operating hours and closing days, so please be sure to check the official website.
- Closed days: Every Tuesday (closed on holidays, the next day), December 29th to January 3rd, and during maintenance periods
- [Free Wi-Fi]
- The use of camera tripods, selfie sticks and other equipment is strictly prohibited when there are many people.
- Please note that it may take a long time to enter the castle tower if there are many people.
- Kumamoto Museum: https://kumamoto-city-museum.jp/
- Kumamoto Castle official website: https://castle.kumamoto-guide.jp/zh/
- It is strictly forbidden to bring wheeled suitcases into the castle tower
- [Remarks/Other]
- Launch your browser.
- End of the year (December 29 to December 31)
- If you wish to store your luggage, please use the coin-operated lockers in front of the Ninomaru "Rest Area" or the coin-operated lockers in front of the Josaien Tourist Information Center.
- The park may be open irregularly during the year-end period
- transportation: Take the Kumamoto City Line from JR Kumamoto Station, get off at "Kumamoto Castle · Shiyakusho-mae" and walk for 10 minutes.
- opening hours: 9:00-17:00 (last admission 16:30)
- Address: 3-2 Kokyo-cho, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City
- Take the airport bus from Aso Kumamoto Airport, get off at Sakuramachi bus Terminal and walk for 10 minutes.
- [Participation restrictions]
- Instructions for using Kumamo and free Wi-Fi in the park.
- Only beverage bottles with lids are allowed.
- When purchasing admission tickets for 2 or more people at one time, all users must enter at the same time.
- There are no coin-operated lockers for large luggage in the Shuen Garden (including the castle tower)
- * Available areas: Sakura-no-Babajo Saien, the General Tourist Information Center, the restroom on the south side of the Ninomaru parking lot, the Ninomaru ticket office, Uto Gyur, the castle tower square, the castle tower, and the area around the special
- [Kumamoto Museum]
- The last admission time for the castle tower is 16:30
- If it rains, the road surface will become slippery and it is easy to fall
- On Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, you can enter and exit from the North or South Exit.
- · When you connect to the Internet for the second time, select the Wi-Fi network (SSID) kumamoto-free- Wi-Fi and you can use it without registration.
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