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Kumamoto Afternoon Half Day Miyamoto Musashi Tour with Hired Car
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Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Please note that participants may not join partway through the tour. Customers who are late for the departure time will have their reservations canceled
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Itinerary locations and itinerary order may be changed depending on weather conditions and operating conditions of locations to be visited. Even when changed, the tour charge will not be refunded
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If it is difficult to have the meditation experience in the Reigando cave due to inclement weather or other reasons, the experience will be held in a hall in Unganzen-ji Temple
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Embark on a journey to Kumamoto, where the unrivaled swordsman Miyamoto Musashi spent his later years, and visit places associated with him. Begin with a tour around the Shimada Museum where several items related to this famous swordsman, such as his swords and portraits, are on display. Afterwards, visit Nishi-no-Musashizuka, said to be one of the possible burial sites of Miyamoto Musashi. The last stop of the tour is Reigando, the cave where Miyamoto Musashi retreated and wrote about swordsmanship and martial arts in general in The Book of Five Rings, to spend some time meditating and think about what the famed swordsman's twilight years must have been like.
Highlights
4 hours and 10 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
4 hours and 10 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter fee
Admission fees, experience fees, and transportation costs included in the tour
Hotel drop-off (Only for hotels in Kumamoto City)
Fees other than those listed in Includes
Meeting Points
Departure
Kumamoto Station Tourist Information Center
Meet In front of Information Center entrance inside Kumamoto Station building. Access: Inside Kumamoto Station Building. Customers who are late for the departure time will have their reservations canceled. Please give yourself plenty of time.
Return
Kumamoto Station
If you are staying at a hotel in Kumamoto City, you can utilize our drop-off service. Your guide will confirm your drop-off location for the return trip with you during the tour.
Kumamoto Afternoon Half Day Miyamoto Musashi Tour with Hired Car
(1) Reviews
15
About
Embark on a journey to Kumamoto, where the unrivaled swordsman Miyamoto Musashi spent his later years, and visit places associated with him. Begin with a tour around the Shimada Museum where several items related to this famous swordsman, such as his swords and portraits, are on display. Afterwards, visit Nishi-no-Musashizuka, said to be one of the possible burial sites of Miyamoto Musashi. The last stop of the tour is Reigando, the cave where Miyamoto Musashi retreated and wrote about swordsmanship and martial arts in general in The Book of Five Rings, to spend some time meditating and think about what the famed swordsman's twilight years must have been like.
Highlights
4 hours and 10 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
4 hours and 10 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter fee
Admission fees, experience fees, and transportation costs included in the tour
Hotel drop-off (Only for hotels in Kumamoto City)
Fees other than those listed in Includes
Meeting Points
Departure
Kumamoto Station Tourist Information Center
Meet In front of Information Center entrance inside Kumamoto Station building. Access: Inside Kumamoto Station Building. Customers who are late for the departure time will have their reservations canceled. Please give yourself plenty of time.
Return
Kumamoto Station
If you are staying at a hotel in Kumamoto City, you can utilize our drop-off service. Your guide will confirm your drop-off location for the return trip with you during the tour.
Itinerary
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Shimada Museum of Arts
The Shimada Museum of Art houses many items related to Miyamoto Musashi. Look forward to seeing swords said to have been owned by Miyamoto Musashi, as well as portraits such as those of this legendary swordsman and that of his duel with rival Sasaki Kojiro at Ganryujima. Enjoy a guided tour by the director along with explanations from the English-speaking guide. If the director is unavailable, explanations will be given by the the English-speaking guide.
45 minutes
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Nishi Musashizuka
At Nishi-no-Musashizuka, in the family grave of Terao Nobuyuki, one of Miyamoto Musashi's students, there is a natural rock inscribed with characters for "Harunobu Koji." Harunobu is Musashi's real name, and Koji is the title for a man who devotes himself to Buddhism without becoming a priest. Terao Nobuyuki's brother, Terao Magonojo, is said to have been Musashi's most important student, and to whom the manuscript of The Book of Five Rings was given. There are several places in Kumamoto City that are thought to be Musashi's grave. There is a theory that his body was actually buried in the Terao family grave, so this tour will visit the Nishi-no-Musashizaka, "The Western Grave of Miyamoto Musashi."
20 minutes
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Reigando Cave
Spending his last 5 years in Kumamoto, Miyamoto Musashi retreated to the Reigando cave and composed The Book of Five Rings. The Book of Five Rings is a text on the essentials of the art of war, such as secret techniques of swordsmanship. Take a moment to imagine the fabled swordsman in this cave, and spend some time meditating. At Unganzen-ji Temple, a swordsmanship display by Musashi's disciples and The Five Hundred Disciples of Buddha can be viewed. The Five Hundred Disciples of Buddha (Gohyaku Rakan) are a large number of stone statues, each distinctly shaped like disciples of Buddha, placed alongside a narrow path on the rocky mountainside from Unganzen-ji Temple to Reigando. In case of inclement weather, the meditation experience will not be held in the cave; instead it will be in a hall in Unganzen-ji Temple.
