{"id":179214,"date":"2026-08-20T10:44:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T01:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=179214&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-08-20T10:44:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T01:44:04","slug":"kumamoto-tourism-falls-23-after-quake","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kumamoto-tourism-falls-23-after-quake\/","title":{"rendered":"Kumamoto Tourism Falls 23% After Quake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tourism to Kumamoto Prefecture fell 23% year over year in the week after the July 28 earthquake, according to an analysis by the Kyushu Economic Research Center. Using smartphone GPS data for August 1-7, the group estimated that 672,000 people visited the prefecture for tourism and other purposes. Overnight stays fell 50.4% in Amakusa City, 49.9% in Minamioguni, home to Kurokawa Onsen, and 44.2% in Aso City. The impact extended beyond Kumamoto, with lodging numbers down 21.3% in Kagoshima City, partly because the Kyushu Shinkansen remained suspended, and 31% in Unzen City, Nagasaki Prefecture. The center said recovery efforts should first focus on nearby markets such as Fukuoka, then expand to southern Kanto and the Kinki region as conditions improve. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.web.nhk\/newsweb\/na\/nb-5010034929\" target=\"_blank\">NHK News<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOJC195HG0Z10C26A8000000\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nikkei<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fnn_kumamoto-shrine_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-179215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fnn_kumamoto-shrine_2026_WEB.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fnn_kumamoto-shrine_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fnn_kumamoto-shrine_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fnn_kumamoto-shrine_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\nPhoto: Fukuoka Now<\/p>\n<p>Get Fukuoka and Kyushu\u2019s top stories delivered to your inbox. The Now is Fukuoka Now\u2019s free biweekly newsletter featuring local news, events, culture, business, and community updates in English. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">Subscribe to The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\">this <strong>form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tourism to Kumamoto Prefecture fell 23% year over year in the week after the July 28 earthquake, according to an analysis by the Kyushu Economic Research Center. Using&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":179215,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-179214","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kumamoto-prefecture","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/179214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179214"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}