Kumamoto Suizenji Temple

The Taiyo Department Store fire was a fire at the Taiyo Department Store, a department store in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The fire started at 1:15 p.m. on November 29, 1973; 103 people died. After the fire, regulations pertaining to the construction of buildings were strengthened, one of which mandated external stairs on highrise buildings.

Chūō-ku (中央区) is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. The ward is located in the center of the city.As of 2012, it has a population of 183,497 people and an area of 25.33 km2.

Fujisaki Hachiman-gū (藤崎八幡宮) is a Shinto shrine located in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan. It is dedicated to Emperor Ōjin, Empress Jingū and Sumiyoshi Sanjin.

The Japan Evangelical Lutheran Kumamoto Church (日本福音ルーテル熊本教会) is a Lutheran church in Kumamoto, Japan.

Fujisakigū-mae Station (藤崎宮前駅, Fujisakigū-mae-eki) is a train station in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Fujisaki Line, operated by the Kumamoto Electric Railway. Trains arrive every thirty minutes.This station is located near Fujisaki Hachimangū, where its name originates.

Suizenji Station (水前寺駅, Suizenji-eki) is a railway station on the Hohi Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Japan.

Kumamoto Gakuen University (熊本学園大学, Kumamoto Gakuen daigaku) called Gakuendai (学園大) or Shōdai (商大), is a private Japanese university in Kumamoto, Japan. It was established in 1942, at which time Eastern Language Vocational College (東洋語学専門学校 Tōyō Gengo Senmon Gakkō) was subsumed into it. It was renamed Kumamoto Language Vocational College (熊本言語専門学校 Kumamoto Gengo Senmon Gakkō) in 1945, and was made into Kumamoto Commerce University (熊本商科大学 Kumamoto shōka daigaku) in 1954.

Shin-Suizenji Station (新水前寺駅, Shin-Suizenji-eki) is a railway station on the Hohi Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Japan.

Kyushu Lutheran College (九州ルーテル学院大学, Kyūshū Rūteru Gakuin Daigaku) has its roots in Kyushu Jo-Gakuin (九州女学院), originally established as a girl's high school in 1926. A women's junior college opened in 1975 and the current four-year college opened its doors to women and men in 1997. The Rev. Dr. Yoshiro Ishida was the college's first president.

Kumamoto Prefectural Theater (熊本県立劇場, Kumamoto kenritsu gekijō) is a centre for the performing arts in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 1982 and has two main spaces: a concert hall that seats 1,813 and a theatre that seats 1,183. Maekawa Kunio was the architect, with acoustical design by Nagata Acoustics.