KUMAMOTO CASTLE

Kumamoto Castle is Kumamoto's most famous landmark. Kumamoto Castle is a reconstruction, but some original building remain in good condition.

Kumamoto Castle is Kumamoto's most famous landmark. Kumamoto Castle is a large, and in its day, an extremely well fortified Japanese castle. The original Kumamoto Castle was built in 1467. The donjon (castle central keep) is a concrete reconstruction built in the 1970s, but several ancillary wooden buildings remain of the original castle.

Kumamoto Castle

Kumamoto Castle was besieged during the Satsuma Rebellion, and was sacked and burned after a 53-day siege. Within the outer walls of Kumamoto Castle is the Hosokawa Gyobu-tei, the former residence of the Higo daimyo. This traditional wooden mansion has a fine Japanese garden located in its grounds.

Original Kumamoto Castle Watch Tower

Kumamoto Castle Pictures

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