熊本城
調査・執筆 Hinato
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1607年に完成した熊本城は日本三名城の一つにして防御建築の傑作だ。2016年の地震が城を激しく傷めた — 天守の瓦が崩れ、石垣が崩壊し、いくつかの櫓が壊れた。進行中の復旧(完成目標2037年)は訪問者に伝統の城の修復技法をその場で観察させる。
加藤清正による城の元の設計は、湾曲した「武者返し」の石垣(登れない)や広大な地下の貯蔵などの工夫を含んだ。城地は98ヘクタールに及び、日本最大級の城郭群の一つだ。
Our angle on 熊本城
Planning around the crowd
Its own posted hours are 9:00 to 17:00. That gives you exactly two windows you can plan from published information rather than from luck: be at the entrance for 9:00, or come late enough that 17:00 is your deadline. It lists 城地・復旧の見学通路・本丸御殿で1.5〜2時間 as a typical visit, so the first slot is long enough to finish before the middle of the day. Everything between those two depends on the day, and we would be making it up if we told you otherwise.
Nobody else is going here
Everyone within a mile of 熊本城 is going to 熊本城. Here are 4 places within walking or one bus ride of it that almost nobody writes about — straight-line distances from our own catalogue, not travel times.
- Karashi RenkonLocally known~0.2 km away · Kumamoto
Karashi renkon (辛子蓮根) is Kumamoto's signature food — lotus root stuffed with spicy mustard-miso paste, coated in batter,…
- TaipienLocally known~0.4 km away · Kumamoto
Taipien is a bowl of clear chicken and pork broth with mung bean vermicelli in it, topped with stir-fried pork, cabbage,…
- Ikinari DangoLocally known~0.4 km away · Kumamoto
A thick slice of raw sweet potato and a spoonful of sweet bean paste, wrapped in a plain wheat dough and steamed. That i…
- Hitomoji GuruguruLocally known~0.4 km away · Kumamoto
A spring onion, briefly blanched, folded in half and then wound round its own white base into a tight coil, served with…
基本情報
営業時間
9:00〜17:00
定休日: 通年開放。復旧の安全点検で一時閉鎖あり。
料金
800円
ベストシーズン
通年;復旧の見学通路は毎日開放;3月下旬〜4月初は城地の桜
滞在目安
城地・復旧の見学通路・本丸御殿で1.5〜2時間
アクセス
アクセス情報
インサイダーガイド
近くのスポット
熊本城から直線距離で近い穴場スポットです。
Karashi Renkon
Locally knownKarashi renkon (辛子蓮根) is Kumamoto's signature food — lotus root stuffed with spicy mustard-miso paste, coated in batter,…
Taipien
Locally knownTaipien is a bowl of clear chicken and pork broth with mung bean vermicelli in it, topped with stir-fried pork, cabbage,…
Hykw-a4 at Japanese Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0Ikinari Dango
Locally knownA thick slice of raw sweet potato and a spoonful of sweet bean paste, wrapped in a plain wheat dough and steamed. That i…
Hitomoji Guruguru
Locally knownA spring onion, briefly blanched, folded in half and then wound round its own white base into a tight coil, served with…
Basashi (Horse Sashimi)
Well knownKumamoto is Japan's capital of basashi (馬刺し) — raw horse meat sliced thin and served with garlic, ginger, and sweet soy…
Kumamoto Contemporary Art Museum
Locally knownThe Kumamoto Contemporary Art Museum occupies a modernist building (designed by Kazuyo Sejima) in the heart of downtown,…
熊本県のその他のスポット
Kumagawa River Rafting
Little knownThe Kumagawa River, flowing through the mountains of southern Kumamoto, is called 'Japan's three fastest-flowing rivers'…
Suizenji Jojuen Garden
Locally knownSuizenji Jojuen is a 400-year-old stroll garden that recreates the 53 stations of the Tokaido road in miniature landscap…
Shimotori & Kamitori Arcades
Locally knownShimotori and Kamitori are parallel covered shopping arcades running for 1.2km through central Kumamoto — the longest ar…
