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Airlines
ANA (tel 0120-029222); JAL (tel 0120-255971); JAS (tel 0120-511283); Korean Air (tel 096/323-3311).
Airport information tel 096/232-2810. Banks and foreign exchange You'll find foreign exchange desks in Higo Bank and Fuji Bank, beside the Tsuruya department store, and Daiwa Bank near the Kumamoto-jo-mae tram stop. Higo Bank also has a branch just north of Kumamoto Station. Bookshops The best is Kinokuniya, under the Sunroute Hotel on the corner of the Shimo-tori and Ginza-dori arcades. Car rental Nippon Rent-a-car (tel 096/324-0335), Eki Rent-a-car (tel 096/352-4313), and Mazda Rent-a-car (tel 096/366-4141) all have branches near Kumamoto Station. Ferries Kyushu Shosen (tel 096/329-6111) operates hourly ferries from Kumamoto Shin-ko to Shimabara (1hr; A?590). To get to the port, take a bus from Kumamoto Station (35min; A?420). Festivals Kumamoto's main event is the Fujisaki Hachiman-gu autumn festival (Sept 11-15). On the final day there are two processions, morning and afternoon, when some 20,000 people parade through the streets in historical garb. Hospital The Kumamoto National Hospital (Kokuritsu Kumamoto Byoin; tel 096/353-6501) is conveniently located immediately south of Ninomaru park. Internet access The Kumamoto City International Centre (4-8 Hanabatacho; tel 096/359-2121) offers Internet access for A?600 an hour. Open daily 9am-8pm; closed the second and fourth Sunday of the month. Police Kumamoto Prefectural Police Headquarters, 6-18-1 Suizenji (tel 096/381-0110).
Travel agents
JTB (tel 096/322-4111) is a good bet for domestic travel, while HIS (tel 096/351-0561) handles international tickets. Other useful information
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