Kumamoto: facts

At a glance

• Country: Japan
• Region: Kumamoto
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 738,907
• Coordinates: 32.8059° N, 130.6918° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Yen (JPY)
• Distance to the capital, Tokyo: 887 km (551 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Kumamoto Airport (KMJ): 16 km (10 mi), straight line
• Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG): 53 km (33 mi), straight line
• Amakusa Airport (AXJ): 61 km (38 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Koto: 5.9 km (3.6 mi)
• Yuge: 9.3 km (5.8 mi)
• Uekimachi-mono: 10 km (6 mi)
• Shimada: 11 km (7 mi)
• Okino: 12 km (7 mi)

Things to see

• Kato Kiyomasa (monument)
• OPEN SKY:KUMOMOTO (artwork)
• 熊本市立熊本博物館 (museum)