Welcome to Kumamoto airport, an entrance to joy and perfect natural experience in Kumamoto Japan. Services in Kumamoto airport are efficient and hence you should not be worried about delays, because they are rare. Having landed at Kumamoto airport, you make your entrance to most awesome place to be in Japan. Rent a car and find your way to these exciting places in Kumamoto.
Places to Visit in Kumamoto
- Kumamoto Castle - Rent a car and Visit the Kumamoto castle. A rental car is more efficient compared to using a train to go there. Get to see the castle that was japans third largest and built in 1607. The main castle building is a currently a museum where you can tour and learn a lot about this country.
- Zoological and Biological Gardens - The zoological and biological gardens are the places to take your kids. For the comfort of the family, you will have to rent-a-car from any car rental company at Kumamoto airport. The animals you will see at the zoo include penguins, a polar bear and caged lions and tigers.
- 3333 Stone Steps - If you want to test the limits of your physical and mental strength in an interesting way, climbing the 3333 stone staircase in Misato Kumamoto will be a great way to do it. Get to the top and observe the splendid view of the mountains from the top. To get to the top will require some physical strain though it is worth it anyway.
- Drunken Horse Festival in Kumamoto - This is the biggest festival in Kumamoto city that you should not miss. To get to various places in the city, hire a car drive around the city, and get to see how people prepare for this festival. Contrary to the name however, the horses are not drunken with alcohol as it was in the ancient times, although they seem drunk as they stager through the streets. You can get a spot somewhere in the streets and wait to see as the horses pass. This festival is held in September.
- Mt. Aso live volcano - Hire a car and get to visit a live action at Mt. Aso, not very far from Kumamoto. Drive up to the mountains through the caldera towns and through Aso Park, then to the cable car that will ferry you to the rim and main viewing areas. The lava lake is visible when the mist and gases clear.