Matsubase, Japan
松橋町
Matsubase is a town of 26,163 people in Kumamoto, Japan, founded in April 1, 1889.
Why visit Matsubase
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 23 parks and trails, 4 places to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include 向野田古墳 and 宇城市不知火美術館.
Weather in Matsubase
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About Matsubase
Matsubase (松橋町, Matsubase-machi) was a town located in Shimomashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
From the Wikipedia article Matsubase, Kumamoto (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks5
Parks, trails and playgrounds23
11 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes4
Churches and places of worship13
Shopping3
Schools, colleges and libraries7
Healthcare4
Map of Matsubase
60 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 27 km away.
- Uto 4 km north, about 4 min by car
- Mifune 16 km northeast, about 16 min by car
- Kumamoto 17 km north, about 17 min by car
- Uekimachi-mōno 28 km north, about 28 min by car
- Shimabara 32 km northwest, about 32 min by car
- Ōzu 32 km northeast, about 32 min by car
- Nagasu 38 km northwest, about 38 min by car
- Yamaga 41 km north, about 41 min by car
- Ōmuta 47 km northwest, about 47 min by car
- Miyama 55 km north, about 55 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Matsubase-shrine, Siwamura, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Matsubase High school 02, hyolee2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Uki Matsubase Elementary School, hyolee2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Matsubase Junior high school 01, hyolee2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Uki Shiranui Elementary School, hyolee2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Uki Shiranui Junior High School, hyolee2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mukonoda Kofun, funcho, Saigen Jiro, CC0
- 宇城市立中央図書館美術館 02, しょう大, CC0
- 宇城市立中央図書館美術館 05, しょう大, CC0
- 宇城市立中央図書館美術館 01, しょう大, CC0
- 宇城市立中央図書館美術館 06, しょう大, CC0
- 宇城市立中央図書館美術館 03, しょう大, CC0
- 宇城市立中央図書館美術館 04, しょう大, CC0
- 宇賀岳の桜 - panoramio, 浅川浩二, CC BY 3.0
- 宇賀岳からの夕焼け - panoramio, 浅川浩二, CC BY 3.0
- 泉胃腸科外科 - panoramio, 浅川浩二, CC BY 3.0
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