The Kumamoto Castle is within reasonable travelling distance from Hakata (about 1 hour by bullet train). From Kumamoto Station, you catch a tram to get off near the castle and then walk there. Along the walking path, there are street stalls selling yummy hot food (average price was 300 yen per serve). We went in late March and there were... More

We stayed nearby and walked over to the castle. It started to drizzle just as the weather forcasted. At the hotel, check in was 3pm so we drop our bags and decide to tour around. We had lunch was at a cafe just outside the castle, near a university. Not too bad and the food was great value. It continued... More

beautiful, easy to tour on your own and offers great views from the top. for more fun, have your photo taken with the ninjas, lords and samurais running around.

very scenic castle although most of it is reconstructed in more recent times. it could benefit from dressing the rooms to give an impression of what it was like living there in times gone by, i.e. furniture / carpets / tools as most of the rooms are completely empty. some of the stairs are quite steep and narrow and unsuitable... More

We thoroughly enjoyed this castle. We enjoyed walking through the scenic grounds to get there. The building itself is very impressive. There are many interesting displays, though you have to not mind climbing stairs to see them all. Definitely a 'don't miss' sight if you are near Kumamoto.

Kumamoto castle is one of the most impressive castle in japan, it's really huge with great details castle from the outide view, and also you can find a very informative museum inside the castle, the castle model inside was very impressive as well as the top floor view, you can see almost the whole city view as you could possibly... More

Kumamoto Castle is an impressive castle located in the centre of Kumamoto City. The castle was built in the early 1600s and has stone walls, moats, turrets, halls, pavilions, shrines and a palace building. I walked up to the top floor of the castle and got a great view of Kumamoto City. Nearby is the Honmaru Goten Palace which has... More

The castle grounds was much bigger than expected, and a bit of a walk to get to. The sights from the outside were more interesting to me, the inside of the castle was a informative museum, though by the time we climbed up to the 6th flight of stairs the content seemed less worth it. A film crew was blocking... More

Very impressive site to see.... I would love to to come back ;) Great architecture and history. There is a beautiful garden next to this tourist destination.