Kitaoka Natural Park

The location is a bit far from the tram station so we need to walk quite far to get to this park. The entrance ticket is not expensive, but the park itself is not large. there are areas that require a little climbing ability because there are lots of stairs and bamboo trees. At the top of this park are the graves of several generations of Hosokawa family descendants. We didn't explore too far because we brought small kids and the place had lots of mosquitoes and was not suitable for small children. my youngest son got like 6 or 7 mosquito bites when he was inside the bamboo forest 😉, but overall it was still an interesting experience

Amazing hidden gem in the heart of Kumamoto. Here you will find ancient trees, bamboo forests, and mausoleums.

amazing park, quite big and amazing mausoleum for only 200Yen it is really worth it

Nice quiet place near Kumamoto station. The garden is very nice to walk around in, it also has the graves of some of the hosokawa family members there.

Very quiet and beautiful bamboo forest.