A riverside greenway along a canal engineered by Kato Kiyomasa around 1600, now beloved for its cherry blossoms each spring.
Founded
1600
Type
Historic Site
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10 min walk from Kumamoto Castle tram stop
Tsuboi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City
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Historic Site
Founded 1600
426 years
Overview
A riverside park along the Tsuboi River, a canal engineered by Kato Kiyomasa during castle construction, now a beloved cherry blossom spot.
Origins
The Tsuboi River is believed to have been developed as an artificial canal around 1600 by Kato Kiyomasa, the lord of Higo Province, during the construction of Kumamoto Castle. It is said that Kiyomasa engineered an extensive network of waterways for the purposes of castle defense and the transportat…