Kumamoto

We will have a day in Kumamoto. I am looking for a tour company and suggestions for places of interest. How far is Kumamoto Castle from the cruise port? Has anyone had experience with the transportation? Is it doable on your own? I will be grateful for any information.

I have been to Kumamoto Castle on a land tour, it's not close to any ports like Kagoshima, Nagasaki or Fukuoka City. Also, it was heavily damaged by an earthquake so it might not be worth traveling all the way there, see the following

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/04/13/national/kumamoto-castle-repairs-expected-take-decades/#.WnX5f6inGUk

Sorry, I didn't read your questions correctly, I see that your ship will dock in Kumumoto . you can probably take a taxi to the castle, but with the construction, you might not see much.

I'm really interested in any ideas people can offer for our day in Kumamoto. I now understand that the castle is pretty far from the port and in need of repairs. Anyone have any experience with other sights in Kumamoto?

Actually, although cruise lines often call the port "Kumamoto", it is actually Yatsushiro which is located in Kumamoto prefecture. I can confirm for you if you give me the date and ship. I know it's hard to plan when it is unclear where you are docking!

We will be on Ovations of the Sea on 5/21/18.

Ovation of the Seas docks at the Port of Yatsushiro in Kumamoto prefecture: https://www.google.co.jp/maps/place/Yatsushiro+Port/@32.5245201,130.5300929,13.74z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1z5YWr5Luj5riv!3m4!1s0x35407f4c4f7f1807:0xc4261a3297b5e8ba!8m2!3d32.5132915!4d130.5567433?hl=en

Thank you very much for the clarification. Any ideas as to what we might do in that area now that I realize that we are pretty far from Kumamoto?

Thank you very much for the clarification. Any ideas as to what we might do in that area now that I realize that we are pretty far from Kumamoto?

Yes, I can give you some tips. I just need to refresh my memory from my last visit there, I'll get back to you later this week.

Hi Ellaleah

We're also on this cruise. I'm finding it quite difficult to organise ourselves for the ports. Did you get any further with your research ? If so, we'd really appreciate any information.

I am still working on it. I would suggest that you email shorex@rccl.com. This is RCL’s Shore Excursion desk, who wrote me back to say that they are attempting to see if they can get the shire excursion to add more space. There is some question as to whether they are capable of it.

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I have found a tour for Kumamoto. We can add 4 people. Email me at jmmiller212@gmail.com if you might be interested in joining us.

For me this was our best day. We arranged a tour with Schingo of Tourism Gokanosho, https://gokanosho.com/. Skype: hashizaki.schingo.rocks

WhatsApp: +81 90 1976 1812

LINE: Hashizaki Schingo Schingo is a licensed private tour guide. He has a van that holds 7 passengers in addition to him. He drove us through the countryside, a magnificently beautiful drive, to Kumamoto Castle. From there we went to cave and then for a sushi lunch. Schingo is extremely knowledgeable about the area and Japan and offers a variety of tours. He filled us with information and answered questions from the minute we started until the end. He showed us a wonderful day.