Tram · Kumamoto City Tram 熊本市 · 10 stations
English name romanized for this guide: the operator gives none.
Operator-wide facts from Kumamoto City Tram (Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau)'s own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.
All ten nationwide transport IC cards work, plus the tram's own Denden nimoca and the local Kumamon IC card. Touch the IC card reader at the fare box when you get off. Contactless credit/debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, Discover, UnionPay) and QR-code payment (PayPay and other apps) are also accepted. Adult fare is flat ¥200, child ¥100. To travel between the Kami-Kumamoto side and the Tasakibashi side you change trams at Karashimachō (within 20 minutes). P
Kitaca・PASMO・Suica・manaca・TOICA・PiTaPa・ICOCA・はやかけん・nimoca（でんでんnimoca含む）・SUGOCA及びくまモンのICカードDay passes, regional passes and special tickets that include this line, cheapest first. Prices and rules change: check the official page before you buy.
熊本市電1日乗車券 · Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau
¥500 Adult, mobile ticket · ¥250 Child, mobile ticket · ¥700 Adult, paper ticket · +1 more
One day of unlimited tram rides. Paper: the date you scratch off (tickets issued for 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2028). Mobile: must be used within 3 months of purchase.
熊本市電24時間乗車券（モバイル） · Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau
¥600 Adult · ¥300 Child
24 hours from activation in the app; must be activated within 3 months of purchase.
わくわく1dayパス（一日フリー乗車券） · Kumamoto bus and rail operators (Sanko Bus, Kumamoto Dentetsu, Kumamoto Bus, Kumamoto Toshi Bus, Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau)
¥900 Zone 1, paper (date-specific) · ¥850 Zone 1, digital 24-hour ticket · ¥1,200 Zone 2, paper (date-specific) · +3 more
Paper: the date you scratch off, 0:00–25:00. Digital: 24 hours from the start of use (buy within a month of use).
熊本市電モバイル回数券 · Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau
¥2,000 11 rides (price of 10)
12 months from purchase. Each activated ride shows for 15 minutes.
旅名人の九州満喫きっぷ · JR Kyushu
¥14,000 Paper ticket (3 day-uses) · ¥13,000 my route digital version (3 day-uses)
Three one-day uses (one person 3 times, or up to 3 people on the same trip). Paper: within 3 months of purchase. my route: start within 7 days of purchase, use within 90 days; each day-use is valid until 2:00 the next morning.
In order along the main route; branch stations, if any, are listed at the end. English names and readings where OpenStreetMap has them; names marked * are from Japanese Wikipedia or romanized for this guide (unofficial).
| # | Station | English | Passengers / day (2024) | Guide / other lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 熊本駅前 🗣 | Kumamoto | 7,239 | Tasaki Line |
| 2 | 祇園橋 🗣 | Gionbashi * | 316 | |
| 3 | 呉服町 🗣 | Gofukumachi | 643 | |
| 4 | 河原町 🗣 | Kawaramachi | 492 | |
| 5 | 慶徳校前 🗣 | Keitokuku-mae | 782 | |
| 6 | 辛島町 🗣 | Karashimacho | 5,884 | Kami-Kumamoto Line |
| 7 | 花畑町 🗣 | Hanabatacho | 1,525 | |
| 8 | 熊本城・市役所前 🗣 | Kumamoto Castle / City Hall | 2,042 | |
| 9 | 通町筋 🗣 | Torichosuji | 5,954 | |
| 10 | 水道町 🗣 | Suidocho | 2,847 | Suizenji Line |
Passengers per day: people boarding and getting off on an average day, all operators at the station counted once each (MLIT station passenger data S12).
Lines and stations: 「国土数値情報（鉄道データ、駅別乗降客数データ）」（国土交通省）を加工して作成 (MLIT National Land Numerical Information, railway data N02-24 and station passengers S12-25, CC BY 4.0). English station names and readings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), where they match. Data & credits.