Stamp rally touring World Heritage sites in Kumamoto Prefecture!
Collect stamps completed by visiting Misumi West Port, Manda Mine, the Sakitsu Village and other sites, and receive a clear file as a gift!

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the inscription of the World Cultural Heritage site “Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution,” we are holding a stamp rally that takes participants around the World Heritage sites and component properties in Kumamoto Prefecture.

In Kumamoto Prefecture, visit the component sites of the World Cultural Heritage “Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution” — Manda Mine and Misumi West Port — and the Sakitsu Village, a component of the “Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region and the Amakusa Islands.”

Also tour around Kumamoto City to fully discover the charms of Kumamoto!

Collect all the stamps and receive limited World Heritage goods. For details, please see below.

Event period
From Saturday, July 19, 2025 to Sunday, December 28, 2025


Opening hours and closed days of each facility

Manda Mine Station: 9:30 to 17:00. Closed: Mondays (if a public holiday, closed the following weekday)
Misumi West Port Urashimaya: 9:00 to 17:00. Closed: none
Sakitsu Village Guidance Center: 9:00 to 17:30. No closed days during the event period


Stamp locations (5 places in total)
Manda Mine Station (Arao City)
Misumi West Port Urashimaya (Uki City)
Sakitsu Village Guidance Center (Amakusa City)
Waiting room on the Shinkansen platform side at Kumamoto Station (Kumamoto City)
Sakuramachi Kumamoto 2nd floor concourse (Kumamoto City)



Participants who complete the rally will receive limited World Heritage goods!
If you collect all the stamps, please show your completed stamp sheet to staff at one of the facilities below.
You will receive limited World Heritage goods.


Locations to receive the limited goods

• Manda Mine Station

• JR Misumi Station Tourist Information Center (this is different from the stamp location)

• Sakitsu Village Guidance Center


Participation fee
Free


Contact
Regional Promotion Department, Tourism and Cultural Exchange Division, World Heritage and Cultural Exchange Office
Phone: 0968-63-1274