Every year on October 9th and 10th, thousands of visitors flock to Takayama for the huge Autumn Takayama Festival. The festival is a celebration of thanksgiving and marks the start of preparations for winter. 
The festival features colorful and ornately decorated floats. Some floats are topped with mechanical puppets, which puppeteers manipulate to perform traditional dances at set times; performances usually take place around morning and noon. After dark on the 9th, the evening celebrations begin with a parade of 100 lantern-lit floats through the town. 

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Tam Samuel

Despite some areas of the caster were still under repair due to the earthquake some years ago, the repair for the major part of the castle had been completed.  It is anice place to go, especially in Spring.

Kumamon Square

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There are two performances every day, from 2:00 to 2:30 in the afternoon, which is very suitable for parent-child activities. Of course, adults are also very happy. Minister Bear is cute, lively and interactive. Not bad 👍

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This is a sightseeing train from Kumamoto Station to Sankaku Station. The calm and majestic black color is embellished with a golden exterior, with angel-carved glass, a wooden ceiling inlaid with a golden logo, velvet seat covers with classical patterns, and colorful icy glass everywhere.

Suizenji Jojuen Garden

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Suizenji Jojuen Garden is also a place you can visit in Kumamoto. It takes 10 to 20 minutes by car from the city. The whole garden is quite designed. There is a very beautiful lake in the middle with many fat fish. If you like history, you can spend more time there. Normally, one and a half hours is enough to finish the tour. If the weather is good, it is still quite photogenic.

Sakuranobaba Josaien

Next to Kumamoto Castle is Sakura-no-Baba. It&#39;s not a big place, it&#39;s actually a small market with food and shopping. There are quite a lot of people. You can find a place to sit down and eat something. If you don&#39;t eat, you can basically finish the shopping in 20 minutes. It&#39;s not a must-visit place, but because it&#39;s right next to Kumamoto Castle, it&#39;s nice to stop by and take a look.

Time:	9 Oct–10 Oct 2024 (UTC+9) ENDED
Location:	Sakuramachi, Chuo Ward, Kumamoto, 860-0805

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