Kumamoto Castle, the Aso caldera and Kurokawa Onsen: walking Kumamoto’s castle town and volcano

About Kumamoto

Kumamoto is in central Kyushu with Kumamoto City as its capital, known for the Aso caldera and Kumamoto Castle.

Main walking areas in Kumamoto

Here are some of the prefecture’s most popular places to walk, where public smoking spots and facilities with smoking rooms tend to be available nearby.

• Kumamoto City (Kumamoto Castle, Suizenji Jojuen Garden)
• Aso (Kusasenri, Mt. Aso crater)
• Kurokawa Onsen

Kumamoto trivia

The Aso caldera is among the world’s largest, with farmland, villages and railways spread inside its rim — a remarkable landform.

Tips for finding smoking areas in Kumamoto

• Use designated smoking spots in areas with no-smoking-on-the-street ordinances
• Stations, large commercial complexes and tourist information centres are good starting points
• Heated-tobacco-only rooms are growing — switch the tobacco-type filter to match your device
• Use a portable ashtray or the ashtray in the smoking area — good etiquette helps keep these spots open for everyone

Find efficiently with Mottosuitai

Allow location access on the Mottosuitai map to see smoking areas within 2 km of you. To browse by region, visit /search/?prefecture=kumamoto for the Kumamoto list.