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Ready for an education in local botany? Kumamoto Zoo and Botanical Garden should make your list of places to visit, located 3 mi (4.8 km) from central Kumamoto. Want to stretch your legs some more? Head to Suizenji Gardens and Suizenji Ezuko Park, both nearby.

If you like shopping, take time out to go to Aeon Mall Kumamoto Clair when in Kashima.

If museums are on your list of things to see, you might want to browse the collections at Yokoi Kogusu Memorial Hall in Higashi Ward. If you want to see more of the museums in Kumamoto, Mifune Dinosaur Museum isn't far either.

Suizenji Ezuko Park is worth a pic or two when discovering Higashi Ward.

Higashi Ward is home to Lake Ezu, so why not stop by during your stay in Kumamoto.

Grandmesse Kumamoto is worth a visit, located 2.5 mi (4.1 km) from central Mashiki.

Higashi Ward is home to Kengun Shrine, so why not stop by during your stay in Kumamoto.

If you're planning a bit of sightseeing head to Monkey D. Luffy Statue— just one of the monuments in Chuo Ward.