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It was my first time in Kumamoto, and I want to experience its charm again and again...
We introduce travel model cases that will make your stay a memorable one.
It was my first time in Kumamoto, and I want to experience its charm again and again...
We introduce travel model cases that will make your stay a memorable one.
Spending time with your partner
Travel to Kumamoto with your special someone. Explore the city's attractions and savor the local specialties. Create unforgettable memories with your favorite idols and pilgrimages to sacred sites. Here's an example of a two-day, one-night trip.
Day 1
- 11:00
- Take the airport limousine bus from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Kumamoto city.
To Sakuramachi Bus Terminal, the closest bus terminal to the hotel
Approximately 50 minutes.
- 12:00
- It is about a 6-minute walk from Sakuramachi Bus Terminal.
Arrived at the hotel.
- 12:05
- Leave your luggage at the self-cloakroom and head out sightseeing. You can use the self-cloakroom even before check-in, so you can move around freely.
- 12:15
- First, we had lunch at Katsuretsutei, a popular tonkatsu restaurant located in the new town, a 2-3 minute walk from the hotel.
Featured in the 2018 Michelin Guide Kumamoto/Oita and also featured in Tabelog's Top 100 Tonkatsu Restaurants, the tonkatsu is immensely popular with foreign visitors to Japan.
- 13:30
- Afterwards, we walked to Kumamoto Castle.
Enjoy some popular sweets while strolling around Sakuranobaba Josaien, located near the castle.
- 14:45
- Encountering Kumamon at the Kumamoto Shinkin Bank Head Office near Kumamoto Castle♥
It is a valuable photo spot known only to those in the know.
- 15:00
- We returned to the hotel and checked in smoothly using the self-service check-in machine.
- Check-in from 15:00
- 16:15
- Once you've brought your luggage to your room, we recommend taking a break in the business lounge reserved for guests.
Enjoy tea time with complimentary drinks and snacks.
- 18:00
- After window shopping at Shimotori Arcade, which is a 3-minute walk away, enjoy authentic Kumamoto ramen at Keika Ramen.
- The rich soup made from a combination of pork bones and chicken bones, medium-thick straight noodles, burnt garlic chips and black garlic oil are sure to become addictive.
- 20:00
- Return to the hotel and enjoy a comfortable bedtime.
All guest rooms are equipped with Sealy mattresses, which have the largest market share in the US and are available in over 60 countries worldwide.
Day 2
- 7:30
- Breakfast at Caldera Kitchen.
The staff recommends the morning curry made with horse meat from Kumamoto.
The spicy and tender horse tendon meat is addictively delicious.
- 11:00
- After breakfast, relax and check out.
- You can leave your luggage at the self-cloakroom and enjoy a leisurely afternoon sightseeing.
- Check-out until 11:00
- 11:30
- A manga drawn by Eiichiro Oda, a manga artist from Kumamoto Prefecture
"ONE PIECE" and Kumamoto Prefecture team up to support recovery efforts following the Kumamoto earthquake"ONE PIECE Kumamoto Reconstruction Project"A statue of Luffy has been erected in the prefectural office promenade as a commemoration of Eiichiro Oda receiving the Prefectural Citizen's Honor Award and as a symbol of the city's recovery. Please visit the statue and feel the spirit of Kumamoto and the progress of its recovery.
- 13:00
- I got some souvenirs inside Kumamoto Station.
Inside the station is Amu Plaza Kumamoto, the second largest shopping mall in Kyushu, which offers a wide variety of Kumamoto's signature sweets, local products, and popular Kumamon goods.
