ONE PIECE × Kumamoto
ONE PIECE in 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.
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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