
Arao Night Market 2026: Full-Day Experience Course
The "Arao Night Market" (August 22, 2026, held at the Manda Mine Front Lawn), a UNESCO World Heritage site, is the star of this full-day course. Spend the day playing at Greenland (グリーンランド), Kumamoto's leading theme park, and enjoy the scenery characteristic of the Ariake Sea at the Arao mudflats. In the evening, visit Mitsui Minato Club (三井港倶楽部), a Western-style building retaining Meiji-era charm, to experience the history of industrial heritage and modernization, then tour the Manda Mine (万田坑) before sunset. Under the towering mine headframe that tells the history of the coal industry, the night market comes alive as food stalls light up. A packed course where you can experience play, history, and a summer night market all in one day.
Schedule

Play freely at Kumamoto's leading theme park

Leisurely enjoy the Ariake Sea mudflats registered under the Ramsar Convention

A Meiji-era Western-style building preserving the history of the coal industry

Tour the UNESCO World Heritage coal mining site during daylight

Summer night market with food stalls against the UNESCO World Heritage backdrop
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