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Sakuranobaba Jousaien 桜の馬場 城彩苑

Activities, Family friendly, Indoor Activities, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto City Tour, Shops, Tastes / By

Sakuranobaba Jousaien This recently opened Edo style tourist spot close to the castle is based on a facsimile of a traditional castle town area. (Unfortunately Kumamoto lost most of its traditional buildings during the Seinan Civil War just after the Meiji Restoration.)  The area is very touristy but quite nicely done and worth popping in if you are hungry […]

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The Kumamoto Traditional Crafts Center

Crafts, Family friendly, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto City Tour, Shops, tradition / By

SItuated within an easy walk of the castle, the Kumamoto Traditional Crafts Center (Kumamoto Kougeikan) celebrates and promotes Kumamoto’s unique range of traditional crafts. The crafts you can see range from intricately designed black and gold pieces of Higo inlay to modern and traditional glassware and pottery, traditional toys, razor sharp cooking knives, washi paper, tatami placemats, indigo died

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