Shimabara Mizuyashiki

Shimabara castle is a concrete replica. Nowhere close to a real castle. It's a museum castle that is done well. Admission is cheap. Better than osaka castle

Calm place for a tea

Went during the winter of 2020.Pros: Great during the winter as not a lot of people or tourists were around. My family and I were able to have the whole place to ourselves for about an hour, enjoying the lovely garden with a big pond peacefully. The matcha was great and the shop keeper was friendly. Cons: You can buy bait for the fish but there's no fish in the pond so you get baited by buying the bait. Also due to the lack of customers in winter you have to talk to the shopkeeper in the cat shop next door to alert them and let you in the garden