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Suizenji Jojuen garden, Kumamoto

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Suizenji Jojuen garden

A spring-fed stroll garden with a small Mount Fuji, undamaged by the 2026 quake

Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
From the berth
About 1 h 20 min each way (our estimate)
Taxi to Shin-Yatsushiro, 12.5 km, about 20 min and about ¥4,000 (our estimate); Shinkansen to Kumamoto about 15 min, ¥1,630; tram to Suizenji-koen (ride time not confirmed), then about 5 min on foot
Hours
8:30–17:00, last entry 16:30
Open every day
Cost
Adult ¥500
Child ¥200
Time inside
About 1 h
Our estimate: one loop of the pond

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Checked · Researched, not yet visited · times from official timetables and our estimates · Takumi Yamada

Why it's worth your hours

A stroll garden around a spring-fed pond, with a grassy mound shaped like Mount Fuji. It was checked the day after the July 2026 earthquake, found undamaged and opened again on 30 July.

It is the afternoon half of a long day after the castle, by tram across the city.

What you actually do here

Two things the plaques won't tell you

  1. Last entry is 16:30, but on a ship day plan to leave by about 15:00.
  2. The Lux Night light-up runs 6 Nov–6 Dec 2026, outside the cruise dates.

It is the afternoon half of a long day after the castle, by tram across the city.

Quick answers

Questions people ask here

Is Suizenji open after the July 2026 earthquake?

Yes. The garden found no damage and reopened on 30 July 2026; it is open every day, 8:30–17:00, last entry 16:30, adult ¥500.

Whatever the plan: back aboard 60 minutes before all-aboard. Full port context on the Yatsushiro guide.