An Illustrated Japan / Kyushu-Okinawa / Kumamoto
Kumamoto
40 illustrations · 熊本県 · 熊本县
Famous Views
The sights a prefecture is known for — the ones on the postcards, and a few that should be.
Daikanbo
大観峰
Nabegataki Falls
鍋ヶ滝
Kusasenri
草千里ヶ浜
Kikuchi Gorge
菊池渓谷
Sen Tanada
扇棚田
Aso Nakadake Crater
阿蘇中岳火口
Nagabeta Kaichoro
長部田海床路
Ikeyama Suigen
池山水源
Senyu Gorge
仙酔峡
Goyorai Coast
御輿来海岸
Townscape & Scenery
Streets, harbours, hillsides: the places that give a prefecture its face.
Kumamoto Castle
熊本城
Mount Aso (Nakadake Crater)
阿蘇山（中岳火口）
Kusasenri-ga-hama (Kusasenri Plain)
草千里ヶ浜
Kurokawa Onsen townscape
黒川温泉の街並み
Kamishikimi Kumanoimasu Shrine
上色見熊野座神社
One Piece Statues
ワンピース像
Sakitsu Village
崎津集落
Nabegataki Falls
鍋ヶ滝
Daikanbo Observatory
大観峰
Suizenji Jojuen Garden
水前寺成趣園
Culture & Tradition
Crafts, festivals, temples and the traditions still practised today.
Mushagaeshi (steep curved stone walls) at Kumamoto Castle
熊本城の武者返し
Hinokuni Festival (Land of Fire Festival)
火の国まつり
Higo Zogan (Higo metal inlay)
肥後象がん
Yamaga Toro Festival
山鹿灯籠まつり
Aso Agricultural Rituals
阿蘇の農耕祭事
Higo Temari
肥後てまり
Obake no Kinta (Kinta the Ghost)
おばけの金太
Kawashiri Knives
川尻刃物
Carp Streamer Festival at Tsuetate Onsen
杖立温泉の鯉のぼり祭り
Hassaku Festival — Giant Natural Floats
八朔祭の大造り物
Life & Daily
Food, bathhouses, morning routines — what an ordinary day tastes like.
Kumamoto Ramen
熊本ラーメン
Basashi (Horse Sashimi / "Sakura-niku")
馬刺し（桜肉）
Bath-Hopping at Kurokawa Onsen
黒川温泉の湯めぐり
Shimotori Arcade
下通アーケード街
Akaushi Beef Bowl
あか牛丼
Taipien (Taipingyan)
タイピーエン（太平燕）
Karashi Renkon (Mustard‑Stuffed Lotus Root)
からし蓮根
Ikinari Dango (Steamed Sweet Potato and Red Bean Dumpling)
いきなり団子
Kogai Shopping Street
子飼商店街
Dago-jiru (dumpling soup)
だご汁