City facilities closed and events cancelled due to the 2026 Kumamoto earthquake
Many city facilities in Kumamoto are closed and various events and classes are cancelled because of the earthquake. This information is as of 9 a.m. on Thursday, August 6. Facilities with an end date for closure will reopen in order.
What to doCheck whether the facility or event you plan to use is closed or cancelled. Ask the relevant department when it will reopen.
Kumamoto City My Number Card East Ward Satellite Office（熊本市マイナンバーカード東区サテライト）
熊本市マイナンバーカード東区サテライト
Closed
West Exchange Center（西部交流センター）
西部交流センター
Closed
Working Youth Home（勤労青少年ホーム）
勤労青少年ホーム
Closed
Takuma East Hall（託麻東部会館）
託麻東部会館
Closed
Tawarasakadai Seinan War Museum（田原坂西南戦争資料館）
田原坂西南戦争資料館
Closed
Omashita no Kado Cottage（御馬下の角小屋）
御馬下の角小屋
Closed
Natsume Soseki Uchitsuboii Former Home（夏目漱石内坪井旧居）
夏目漱石内坪井旧居
Closed
Koizumi Yakumo Kumamoto Former Home（小泉八雲熊本旧居）
小泉八雲熊本旧居
Closed
Tokutomi Memorial Garden（徳富記念園）
徳富記念園
Closed
Goto Zezan Memorial Hall（後藤是山記念館）
後藤是山記念館
Closed
Natsume Soseki Ooe Former Home（夏目漱石大江旧居）
夏目漱石大江旧居
Closed
Western Studies School Teacher James Residence（洋学校教師ジェーンズ邸）
洋学校教師ジェーンズ邸
Closed
Ishimitsu Masaclear Birthplace（石光真清生家）
石光真清生家
Closed
Kojima Imperial Retreat（小島行在所）
小島行在所
Closed
Kitaoka Nature Park（北岡自然公園）
北岡自然公園
Closed
Tatsuta Nature Park（立田自然公園）
立田自然公園
Closed
Riddell Light Two Women Memorial Hall（リデルライト両女史記念館）
リデルライト両女史記念館
Closed
Gofuku Primary School Pool (public use)（五福小学校プール(一般開放)）
五福小学校プール(一般開放)
Closed
Gofuku Exchange Room（五福交流室）
五福交流室
Closed
Tourist Information (Shiosaien, Kumamoto Station)（観光案内所（城彩苑、熊本駅））
観光案内所（城彩苑、熊本駅）
Closed
Kumamoto Velodrome Service Center (Kids Space, Pool, Meeting Rooms)（熊本競輪場サービスセンター（キッズスペース、プール、会議室））
熊本競輪場サービスセンター（キッズスペース、プール、会議室）
Closed
Kumamoto Mori Urban Plaza (3F, Station-front Childcare Open Space)（くまもと森都心プラザ（3F・駅前子育てひろば））
くまもと森都心プラザ（3F・駅前子育てひろば）
Closed
Closed July 28 (Tuesday) to August 5 (Wednesday). Reopens August 6.
Kumamoto Mori Urban Plaza (4F, Learning Room)（くまもと森都心プラザ（4F・学習室））
くまもと森都心プラザ（4F・学習室）
Closed
Kumamoto Mori Urban Plaza (6F, Meeting Room)（くまもと森都心プラザ（6F・会議室））
くまもと森都心プラザ（6F・会議室）
Closed
Kumamoto Mori Urban Plaza (4F, Plaza Library)（くまもと森都心プラザ（4F・プラザ図書館））
くまもと森都心プラザ（4F・プラザ図書館）
Closed
Kumamoto Mori Urban Plaza (4F, Childcare Room)（くまもと森都心プラザ（4F・託児室））
くまもと森都心プラザ（4F・託児室）
Closed
Kumamoto Mori Urban Plaza (5F, Hall)（くまもと森都心プラザ（5F・ホール））
くまもと森都心プラザ（5F・ホール）
Closed
Tsukahara History and Folklore Museum（塚原歴史民俗資料館）
塚原歴史民俗資料館
Closed
Jonan Children's Hall（城南児童館）
城南児童館
Closed
Hinokimi Culture Hall（火の君文化ホール）
火の君文化ホール
Closed
Jonan Exchange Room（城南交流室）
城南交流室
Closed
Kumamoto Mori Urban Plaza（くまもと森都心プラザ）
くまもと森都心プラザ
Closed
Environment Comprehensive Center（環境総合センター）
環境総合センター
Closed
Tomiai Hall（富合ホール）
富合ホール
Closed
Closed July 28 (Tuesday) to August 4 (Tuesday). Reopens August 5.
Tomiai Town Development Center（富合まちづくりセンター）
富合まちづくりセンター
Closed
Kumamoto City Library (hall unavailable)（熊本市立図書館（ホールは使用不可））
熊本市立図書館（ホールは使用不可）
Closed
Yume Town Hamasen（ゆめタウンはません）
ゆめタウンはません
ゆめたうんはません / yumetaunhamasen
熊本県熊本市南区田井島1-2-1
Closed
August 8 (Saturday) 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (event cancelled)
Health Center Shimizu Branch（健康センター清水分室）
健康センター清水分室
Closed
Tenmeい Hall（天明ホール）
天明ホール
Closed
Kumamoto City Rentaiji Cultural Property Resource Room（熊本市蓮台寺文化財資料室）
熊本市蓮台寺文化財資料室
Closed
Kumamoto Castle Ninomaru Plaza（熊本城二の丸広場）
熊本城二の丸広場
Closed
Kumamoto Castle Takenomaru（熊本城竹の丸）
熊本城竹の丸
Closed
Tsukahara Ground（塚原グラウンド）
塚原グラウンド
つかはらぐらうんど / tsukaharaguraundo
熊本県熊本市南区城南町塚原81-3
Closed
Hinokimi Culture Center（火の君文化センター）
火の君文化センター
ひのきみぶんかせんたー / hinokimibunkasentaa
熊本県熊本市南区城南町舞原394-1
Closed
Group health check on September 13 (Sunday) 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. cancelled
Gankaikan（雁回館）
雁回館
がんかいかん / gankaikan
熊本県熊本市南区富合町清藤405-1
Closed
Kumamoto City Tomiai Gankaikan（熊本市富合雁回館）
熊本市富合雁回館
Closed
Kumamoto City Tomiai Gankai Park（熊本市富合雁回公園）
熊本市富合雁回公園
Closed
Kumamoto City Tomiai Outdoor Gym（熊本市富合屋外運動場）
熊本市富合屋外運動場
Closed
Kumamoto Han Gaijosagu Kawashiri Rice Storehouse（熊本藩外城蔵跡川尻米蔵）
熊本藩外城蔵跡川尻米蔵
Closed
Closed July 28 (Tuesday) to August 4 (Tuesday)
Kumamoto City Kochi Ground（熊本市河内グラウンド）
熊本市河内グラウンド
Closed
Kochi Community Center and Library（河内公民館・図書室）
河内公民館・図書室
Closed
Closed July 28 (Tuesday) to August 3 (Monday). Reopens August 4.
West Ward Health Center（西区健康センター）
西区健康センター
Closed
August 6 (Thursday) infant health check cancelled
Animal Welfare Center（動物愛護センター）
動物愛護センター
Closed
August 9 (Sunday) dog viewing and cat adoption event cancelled
Kumamoto City public primary schools, middle schools, and Aoba support school（熊本市立小学校、中学校、あおば支援学校）
熊本市立小学校、中学校、あおば支援学校
Closed
Kumamoto City Older Adults Skills Acquisition Center（熊本市高齢者技能習得センター）
熊本市高齢者技能習得センター
Closed
Multi-purpose Exchange Facility (2nd floor of Tourist Information inside Shiosaien)（多目的交流施設（城彩苑内 観光案内所2階））
多目的交流施設（城彩苑内 観光案内所2階）
Closed
Yokoi Shokoan Memorial Hall Parking Lot（横井小楠記念館駐車場）
横井小楠記念館駐車場
Closed
Around Lower Etsuko Lake（下江津湖周辺）
下江津湖周辺
Closed
August 29 (Saturday) fireworks display cancelled
Tomiai Community Center Training Rooms 1, 2, 3（富合公民館 研修室1・2・3）
富合公民館 研修室1・2・3
Closed
Shimizu Community Center 2nd Floor Hall（清水公民館2階ホール）
清水公民館2階ホール
Closed
Kumamoto Mori Urban Plaza (3F, Plaza Library)（くまもと森都心プラザ（3F・プラザ図書館））
くまもと森都心プラザ（3F・プラザ図書館）
Closed
Kumamoto City International Exchange Hall（熊本市国際交流会館ホール）
熊本市国際交流会館ホール
Closed
Affected districts
- 川尻かわしり / kawashiriThe Kumamoto Han Gaijosagu Kawashiri Rice Storehouse（熊本藩外城蔵跡川尻米蔵） is closed.
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Facility closures and event cancellations due to the 2026 Kumamoto earthquake
The following city-owned facilities (including designated management facilities) are closed.
Kumamoto My Number Card East Ward satellite office（熊本市マイナンバーカード東区サテライト）
Registration and residence division
West interchange centre（西部交流センター）
Environmental facility division
Working youth home（勤労青少年ホーム）
Takuma East meeting hall（託麻東部会館）
Environmental policy division
Taharazaka Southwest War museum（田原坂西南戦争資料館）
Ommageshita corner house（御馬下の角小屋）
Natsume Soseki Uchitsuboii former home（夏目漱石内坪井旧居）
Koizumi Yakumo Kumamoto former home（小泉八雲熊本旧居）
Tokutomi memorial garden（徳富記念園）
Goto Zezan memorial hall（後藤是山記念館）
Natsume Soseki Oe former home（夏目漱石大江旧居）
Western school teacher Jane's residence（洋学校教師ジェーンズ邸）
Ishimitsu Masaakira birthplace（石光真清生家）
Kojima imperial temporary residence（小島行在所）
Kitaoka nature park（北岡自然公園）
Tatsuta nature park（立田自然公園）
Ridel Light two women memorial hall（リデルライト両女史記念館）
Gofuku primary school pool (public use)（五福小学校プール(一般開放)）
Gofuku interchange room（五福交流室）
Tourist information (Joho Saien, Kumamoto station)（観光案内所（城彩苑、熊本駅））
Kumamoto velodrome service centre (kids space, pool, meeting room)（熊本競輪場サービスセンター（キッズスペース、プール、会議室））
Kumamoto Mori Toshin Plaza (3F station-front childcare plaza)（くまもと森都心プラザ（3F・駅前子育てひろば））
Kumamoto Mori Toshin Plaza (4F study room)（くまもと森都心プラザ（4F・学習室））
Kumamoto Mori Toshin Plaza (6F meeting room)（くまもと森都心プラザ（6F・会議室））
Kumamoto Mori Toshin Plaza (4F Plaza library)（くまもと森都心プラザ（4F・プラザ図書館））
Kumamoto Mori Toshin Plaza (4F childcare room)（くまもと森都心プラザ（4F・託児室））
Kumamoto Mori Toshin Plaza (5F hall)（くまもと森都心プラザ（5F・ホール））
Tsukahara history folk museum（塚原歴史民俗資料館）
Jonan children's centre（城南児童館）
Hall rental and self-run events (various classes)
National health insurance and pension division
Personnel commission secretariat
Main events and hall rental
Empty house advice window（空き家相談窓口）
Empty house measures division
Leg strength health class for age 75 and over
North ward dementia supporter training course
North ward office welfare division
Health centre Shimizu（清水） branch（健康センター清水分室）
North ward office health and childcare division
Kumamoto castle Sakuranoshibajo Saien（熊本城桜の馬場城彩苑）
Summer holiday archaeology survey team 2026
Kumamoto Rendaiji cultural heritage resource room（熊本市蓮台寺文化財資料室）
What is that? Government work～waiting for you! Summer holiday viewing day
Kumamoto regional combined government building A（熊本地方合同庁舎A棟）
Kumamoto rice cooking class (North ward)
2026 Kumamoto city good works award ceremony
Kumamoto city office council building 2nd floor budget and settlement committee room
Kumamoto castle REVIVAL 2026 summer colours
Kumamoto castle second enclosure plaza（熊本城二の丸広場）
Kumamoto castle special viewing tour
Kumamoto castle tour 'summer battle'
Takenomaru special public opening
Kumamoto castle general affairs office general affairs and management division
Kumamoto castle Takenomaru（熊本城竹の丸） special public opening
Kumamoto castle Takenomaru（熊本城竹の丸）
Kumamoto city person with disability supporter workshop
Yume Town Hamasen（ゆめタウンはません）
2026 internship and training
Kumamoto prefectural citizens interchange hall Parea（くまもと県民交流館パレア） etc
Personnel division human resources development centre
Apartment management advice meeting
Main building 9th floor housing policy division（本庁舎9階住宅政策課）
Shimizu community centre 2nd floor hall（清水公民館2階ホール）
Kumamoto castle restoration basic plan verification committee
Sakuranoshibajoho Saien multi-purpose interchange facility（桜の馬場城彩苑 多目的交流施設）
Ueki community centre multi-purpose hall（植木公民館多目的ホール）
2026 2nd apartment management union opinion exchange meeting
Kumamoto education centre 3rd floor first training room（熊本市教育センター 3階 第1研修室）
Various events and classes
Kumamoto city Jonan children's centre（城南児童館）
Public and private childcare support centres
Lifelong learning self-run classes, main events and hall rental
For facilities that were closed and have an end date given, they will open gradually.
Hinokimi culture hall（火の君文化ホール）
Jonan interchange room（城南交流室）
Kumamoto Mori Toshin Plaza（くまもと森都心プラザ）
Environment comprehensive centre（環境総合センター）
8/1 (Sat), 8 (Sat), 15 (Sat) 17:00～20:00
8/5 (Wed), 6 (Thu) 10:00～16:00
8/7 (Fri), 8 (Sat), 14 (Fri), 15 (Sat) 17:00～19:00
8/8 (Sat)～9 (Sun), 9/5 (Sat)～6 (Sun)
8/8 (Sat), 9 (Sun), 9/5 (Sat), 6 (Sun) 9:00～17:00
8/8 (Sat), 9 (Sun), 11 (Tue), 15 (Sat), 16 (Sun), 22 (Sat), 23 (Sun), 29 (Sat), 30 (Sun) 17:00～18:00
7/28 (Tue)～8/4 (Tue) ※opens from 8/5
Tomiai town-building centre（富合まちづくりセンター）
For the time being (open as evacuation shelter)
Guidance Section (Kyushu Agricultural Administration Bureau, Consumer Affairs and Safety Division, Consumer Life Section)
Kumamoto public library (hall not available)（熊本市立図書館（ホールは使用不可））
Tsukushi nursery, Kirara nursery, Nakajima nursery, St. Mary's nursery, Maria nursery
Infant health check (3-year-old health check)
West ward health centre（西区健康センター）
West Ward office health and children's division
Infant health check (18-month-old health check)
8/9 (Sun) 10:00～12:00, 13:00～15:00
Indigo dyeing experience class
Station Front Childcare Plaza
28 July (Tuesday) to 5 August (Wednesday); planned to reopen from 6 August
4 August (Tuesday) to 10 August (Monday)
7 August (Friday) to 16 (Sunday) 7:30 pm to 9 pm
Dog viewing and cat adoption event
Animal Welfare Center（動物愛護センター）
Peer supporter training (mental support)
Kumamoto Prefectural Citizens Exchange Hall Parea 9th floor（くまもと県民交流館パレア 9階）
Medical Countermeasures Division
Children's animal welfare summer school
12 August (Wednesday) 1:30 pm
19 August (Wednesday) 2 pm to 3:30 pm
27 August (Thursday) 2 pm to 3:30 pm
3 September (Thursday) 1:30 pm
Public childcare support centre
Kumamoto Mori City Center Plaza（くまもと森都心プラザ） (4F, Plaza Library)
Private childcare support centres (excluding Jonan Childcare Support Centre)
Kumamoto City Senior Skills Training Center（熊本市高齢者技能習得センター）
28 July (Tuesday) to 4 August (Tuesday); planned to reopen from 5 August
Multi-purpose Community Facility (2nd floor of tourist information desk in Josaien)（多目的交流施設（城彩苑内 観光案内所2階））
6 August (Thursday) 3 pm to 5 pm
Kumamoto City Disability Support Council Employment Committee
8 August (Saturday) 10 am to 11:30 am
The reality of the Southwest War—feel old rifles and Japanese swords
9 August (Sunday) 1 pm to 2:57 pm
Kumamoto City Library 2nd floor hall（熊本市立図書館2階ホール）
17 August (Monday) 4:30 pm to 6 pm
Talk freely with the mayor! (Disaster prevention related)
Kumamoto City Hall job seminar
Kumamoto Castle Hall 3rd floor large meeting room（熊本城ホール3階大会議室）
Taishunkan Seiyaku Kabushikigaisha TKU Kozu Lake Fireworks Festival 2026
Around Shimoe Lake（下江津湖周辺）
Tomiai Public Hall Training Rooms 1, 2, 3（富合公民館 研修室1・2・3）
Urban Development Division, Regional Base Promotion Room
July 28 (Tue) to August 3 (Mon). Opens from August 4.
July 28 (Tue) to August 3 (Mon). Opens August 4 (except hall).
July 28 (Tue) to August 6 (Thu). Opens from August 7.
July 28 (Tue) to August 7 (Fri). Opens from August 8.
August 8 (Sat) 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
7/28 (Tue) – 8/31 (Mon) ※Open from 9/1
7/28 (Tue) – 7/31 (Fri). Opens 8/1 onwards.
7/28 (Tue) – 8/1 (Sat). Opens 8/2 onwards.
7/28 (Tue) – 8/2 (Sun). Opens 8/3 onwards.
7/28 (Tue) – 8/9 (Sun). Opens 8/11 onwards.
7/28 (Tue) – 8/3 (Mon). Opens 8/4 onwards.
Kawachi community centre and library（河内公民館・図書室）
7/28 (Tue) – 8/3 (Mon). Opens 8/4 onwards.
7/28 (Tue) – 8/3 (Mon). Opens 8/4 onwards.
7/28 (Tue) – 8/4 (Tue). Opens 8/5 onwards.
The "Tugu Minä Perhonen" exhibition will reopen when ready.
7/28 (Tue) – 8/4 (Tue). Opens 8/5 onwards.
7/28 (Tue) – 8/6 (Thu). Opens 8/7 onwards.
7/28 (Tue) – 8/9 (Sun). Opens 8/10 onwards.
7/29 (Wed) – 8/2 (Sun). Opens 8/3 onwards.
7/28 (Tue) – 8/20 (Thu). Opens 8/21 onwards.
Closed from 30 September due to renovation work.
4th world insects exhibition in Tsukahara
9/4 (Fri) – 6 (Sun), 10 (Thu), 15 (Tue) – 18 (Fri)
Hinokimi culture centre（火の君文化センター）
Health promotion division
Last updated: August 6, 2026
As of 9 a.m. on Thursday, August 6, the closed facilities and cancelled events are as follows.
July 28 (Tuesday) to August 1 (Saturday) 3 p.m. Reopens August 1.
July 28 (Tuesday) to August 4 (Tuesday) 10 a.m. Reopens August 5.
Kumamoto City Kochi Ground（熊本市河内グラウンド）
Kumamoto City Tsukahara Ground（塚原グラウンド）
Kumamoto Han Gaijosagu Kawashiri Rice Storehouse（熊本藩外城蔵跡川尻米蔵）
July 28 (Tuesday) to August 4 (Tuesday) open. Reopens August 5.
July 28 (Tuesday) to August 5 (Wednesday). Reopens August 6.
July 28 (Tuesday) to August 6 (Thursday). Reopens August 7.
July 28 to August 2 (Sunday). Reopens August 4.
Kumamoto City public primary schools, middle schools, and Aoba support school（熊本市立小学校、中学校、あおば支援学校）
Kumamoto City Tomiai Gankaikan（熊本市富合雁回館）
Kumamoto City Tomiai Gankai Park（熊本市富合雁回公園）
Kumamoto City Tomiai Outdoor Gym（熊本市富合屋外運動場）
Yokoi Shokoan Memorial Hall Parking Lot（横井小楠記念館駐車場）
August 5 (Wednesday), August 12 (Wednesday) 1 p.m.
September 12 (Saturday) 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
2026 Kumamoto Castle Recovery Symposium
Kumamoto City International Exchange Hall（熊本市国際交流会館ホール）
Kumamoto Castle Survey and Research Center（熊本城調査研究センター）
September 9 (Wednesday) 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Explanation session on urban planning (zoning) changes related to the Tomiai Town Center Land Subdivision Improvement Project
Date 2026-08-07 · Last confirmed 2026-08-07 12:35 JST · Source URL https://www.city.kumamoto.jp/bousai/kiji00344187/index.html