Thanks for visiting Kumamoto
Kumamoto City is situated in the heart of Kyushu Island and it is the prefectural capital of Kumamoto Prefecture. Kumamoto’s healthy history background is rich with many historical figures and is known as “The City of Forests” because it was fortuned with a vast amount of nature. When sightseeing in Japan, Kumamoto’s traditional Japanese-style garden in Suizenji Park is a must-see, also the almost 400yr old Kumamoto Castle, the Higo Zogan design and the traditional folk handcrafts like Shohdai-yaki pottery will certainly fascinate you. Furthermore, Kumamoto Prefecture is guaranteed to melt your stresses away while rejuvenating you back to your youthful self. This is because of the very crystal clear water, clean air and scrumptious meals that are provide by its nature.
It’s our hope here at Three Lions International School Kumamoto and our belief that when you choose to tour or even live in Kumamoto, you will have an excellent visit! If you would like to speak to some friendly locals or people who have lived in Kumamoto for some time, feel free to come to Three Lions International School in Higashi-ku (スリーライオンズインターナショナルスクール熊本市東区秋津２丁目６－２２ ) where you we can talk.
Kumamoto City is growing to become a government-ordinance-designated city and on April 1, 2012, the government-ordinance-designated-city system enabled Kumamoto City greater authority and financial assets than ever before. The new process offers the maximum extent of decentralization from national government, as well as an administration suitable for a growing city. Kumamoto has also welcomed an international school in the Higashi-Ku area. Three Lions provides a healthy, welcoming environment focused on the early year foundation stage. TLIS is constantly creating and developing an idealistic environment for young learners to develop, play and grow. Three Lions children are guided in acquiring English learning, peer-to-peer communication, politeness and good manners. The environment is safe as well as nurturing for students to grow physically, cognitively and emotionally.
Sports in Kumamoto:
There is a local football club Roasso Kumamoto in J.League. There is a local basketball club Kumamoto Volters twitter: @K_VOLTERS, wiki: 熊本ヴォルターズ
Notable people
- Naochi Fujimori, father of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori
- Inoue Kowashi, statesman
- Higonoumi Naoya, sumo wrestler
- Kang Sang-jung, political scientist
- Sayuri Ishikawa, enka singer
- Eiichiro Oda, manga artist, author of One Piece
- Yokoi Shōnan, scholar and political reformer
- Momoko Ueda, female professional golfer
Sister cities
Kumamoto City is twinned with the following cities.
- Billings, Montana, United States
- Bristol, United Kingdom
- Guilin, China
- Heidelberg, Germany (since 1992)
- Helena, Montana, United States
- San Antonio, Texas, United States (since 1987)
- Ulsan, South Korea (since 2010)
