City
Kumamoto
The author of ONE PIECE is from here, and ten life-size statues of the Straw Hat crew stand across the prefecture as part of the earthquake reconstruction project.
Districts
In this area
Kumamoto City
The Luffy statue stands on the prefectural government promenade, and Kumamoto Castle is a short tram ride away.
Mashiki & Mifune
The towns immediately east and south of Kumamoto city that took the worst of the 2016 earthquakes. The Sanji and Brook statues stand here.
Aso & the surrounding towns
The volcanic caldera east of Kumamoto city. Several of the Straw Hat statues stand in the towns here, which were the worst hit by the earthquakes.
Uto
A coastal city southwest of Kumamoto. The Jinbe statue stands in a park facing the Ariake Sea.
Routes
Routes
Places
Places
Luffy Statue (Kumamoto Prefectural Government) ルフィ像（熊本県庁プロムナード）
The first of ten life-size Straw Hat statues placed across Kumamoto after the 2016 earthquakes.
- Nearest station
- Bus from Kumamoto Station · 20 min walk
- Time needed
- 45 min
Chopper Statue (Kumamoto City Zoo & Botanical Garden) チョッパー像（熊本市動植物園）
The reindeer doctor, placed at the city zoo. Inside the paid area.
- Nearest station
- Tram to Kengun, then a short walk
- Time needed
- 1 hr
Usopp Statue (JR Aso Station) ウソップ像（JR阿蘇駅）
The sniper, in the forecourt of Aso station, next to the roadside station.
- Nearest station
- JR Aso (Hohi line)
- Time needed
- 30 min
Zoro Statue (Ozu Central Park) ゾロ像（大津中央公園）
The swordsman, at the gateway town to the Aso caldera.
- Nearest station
- JR Higo-Ozu, then a short walk
- Time needed
- 30 min
Robin Statue (former Tokai University Aso Campus) ロビン像（旧東海大学阿蘇キャンパス）
The archaeologist, at a preserved earthquake site that is now a memorial museum.
- Nearest station
- Car only
- Time needed
- 45 min
Sanji Statue (Mashiki Town Sports Park) サンジ像（益城町総合運動公園）
The cook, in the town that took the heaviest damage in the 2016 earthquakes.
- Nearest station
- Bus or car from Kumamoto city
- Time needed
- 30 min
Franky Statue (Takamori Station) フランキー像（高森駅）
The shipwright, at the terminus of a small railway that was itself rebuilt after the earthquake.
- Nearest station
- Minamiaso Railway Takamori
- Time needed
- 30 min
Jinbe Statue (Sumiyoshi Coast Park, Uto) ジンベエ像（宇土市・住吉海岸公園）
The last of the ten, unveiled in 2022, facing the Ariake Sea.
- Nearest station
- Car from Kumamoto city, about 30 minutes
- Time needed
- 30 min
Brook Statue (Mifune Fureai Plaza) ブルック像（御船町ふれあい広場）
The musician, in a town otherwise known for dinosaur fossils.
- Nearest station
- Bus or car from Kumamoto city
- Time needed
- 30 min
Nami Statue (Moe no Sato, Nishihara Village) ナミ像（西原村・萌の里）
The navigator, at a roadside hall on the mountain road into the caldera.
- Nearest station
- Car only
- Time needed
- 30 min
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