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To help visitors better understand the history and culture of Japan, Kumamoto City has many interesting places including Kumamoto Castle, which joins Osaka and Nagoya Castles in being known nationwide, and Suizenji Jojuen Park that illustrates the stylishness of the feudal lord in the Edo Era, Hosokawa. Moreover, Kumamoto's natural landscapes such as Mt.Kimpo and Lake Ezu have given the city the nicknames, "City of Forests" and "City of Water."
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Kumamoto Castle One of Japan’s three most famous castles
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Former residence of Hosokawa Gyobu The traditional “Daimyo” house of the Hosokawa family
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Suizenji Jojuen Park Historical Japanese Garden made by the feudal lord Hosokawa
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Goko Memorial Hall The beautiful red brick hall has an important place in the history of education in Kumamoto.
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Riddell and Wright Memorial Hall The great achievements of women who devoted their life to relief efforts
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Reigando Cave The cave in which Miyamoto Musashi wrote “Gorin no Sho” The Book of Five Rings.
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Shimada Museum of Art The great exhibits of Miyamoto Musashi
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Musashizuka Park The great swordsman watches over the feudal lord from here
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Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto Where one can experience the charm of modern art
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Kumamoto Prefectural Art Museum(main) Art Gallery surrounded by the green trees of Kumamoto Castle
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Kumamoto City Museum Museum and Planetarium
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Prefectural Traditional Crafts Center A collection of Kumamoto's traditional crafts
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Kumamoto Crafts Hall Fine crafts of Kumamoto in the historical town of Kawashiri
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Former residence of Natsume Soseki The house in Kumamoto highly prized by Soseki and his wife
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Former residence of Koizumi Yakumo The house in which Koizumi Yakumo spent his first year in Kumamoto
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Modern Literature Museum Writings and literature of Kumamoto
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Kumamoto City Zoological and Botanical Gardens A place to study the habits of animals and enjoy a variety of plants
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Lake Ezu The spring feeding the lake produces 400,000 tons of water a day
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