Region: Kumamoto Prefecture · Japan
Tamana travel guide
Tamana is a city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, home to about 64,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- KMJ29 km · Kumamoto Airport
- Currency
- JPYyen
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Plugs
- A, B · 100 V
- Emergency
- 110
- Language
- Japanese
When to go
The best time to visit Tamana
Tamana has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; June is the wettest, with about 470 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Public holidays in Japan, 2026
Shops and offices may close on these dates.
Getting there
Getting to Tamana: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kumamoto Airport (KMJ), about 29 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG, 34 km) and Nagasaki Airport (NGS, 61 km) are also within reach.
KMJ · Kumamoto Airport
HSG · Kyushu Saga International Airport
NGS · Nagasaki Airport
Questions
Tamana: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Tamana?
Tamana has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; June is the wettest, with about 470 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Tamana?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kumamoto Airport (KMJ), about 29 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG, 34 km) and Nagasaki Airport (NGS, 61 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Tamana?
yen (JPY).
Nearby
Destinations near Tamana
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.