Tanoura, Kumamoto

 was a town located in Ashikita District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,136 and a density of 156.78 persons per km². The total area was 32.76 km².
On January 1, 2005, Tanoura was merged into the expanded town of Ashikita and no longer exists as an independent municipality.