Sakuranobaba Josaien 桜の馬場 城彩苑

Official explanation

This area re-creates the bustling atmosphere of a seventeenth-century castle town, and is a great place to experience the food, culture, and history of Kumamoto. There are more than 20 restaurants (including branches of a number of famous old eateries) and food shops selling classic Kumamoto dishes. The three best-known local specialties are horsemeat sashimi (basashi), mustard-stuffed deep-fried lotus root (karashi renkon), and sweet-potato dumplings (ikinari dango). There are seasonal attractions too: ginger-and-yuzu-citrus tea, for example, is available in the winter, while a night market opens in the summer.

There is a covered outdoor stage in the middle of Josaien where a troupe of performers dressed as samurai act out an easy-to-follow and entertaining introduction to the castle’s history. At the Kumamoto Castle Museum Wakuwakuza, visitors can enjoy exploring the history of the castle through virtual-reality tours and projection mapping. Cosplay afficionados can rent costumes in the museum lobby and visit the castle in the guise of a ninja, samurai, or young townswoman (machi-musume).

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Source: Japan Tourism Agency, Multilingual Explanation Database. This English text was produced by the Japan Tourism Agency's multilingual explanation project and is shown unedited. Opening hours and services may have changed since it was written.