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All 175 places by distance →One day from Kumamoto
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:14 pm
39 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Kumamoto
- Reigando Cavecave · 1 hrs
- 池辺寺跡heritage site · 1.5 hrs
- 蓮台寺Buddhist site · 1 hrs
- Daiji-ji TempleBuddhist site · 1 hrs
- Izumi-jinjatemple · 45 min
- Back in Kumamoto
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Kumamoto?
熊本県立美術館 (museum, about 1 km), Hanaokayama Peace Pagoda (Buddhist site, about 1 km), Kato Shrine (temple, about 2 km), Kumamoto Castle (heritage site, about 2 km), Honmyoji (Buddhist site, about 2 km), 花畑広場 (park, about 2 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Kumamoto?
87 places on Spotwander: 17 temples, 14 forts & heritage, 9 buddhist sites, 19 hill stations & viewpoints, 13 museums.
Which is the nearest temple to Kumamoto?
Kato Shrine, about 2 km by road; 北岡神社 (2 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Kumamoto?
Kumamoto Castle, about 2 km by road; The Former Mechanical Engineering Laboratory of Kumamoto University and Its Historic Machine Tools (4 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Kumamoto?
Start in Kumamoto, visit Reigando Cave, then 池辺寺跡, then 蓮台寺, then Daiji-ji Temple, then Izumi-jinja, and drive back — about 39 km by road in all.