Kumamoto Castle

Also known as kumamoto-jō, kumamoto-jo

castle

Key facts

Type: Azuchi-Momoyama castle
Controlled by: Ideta clan (1469–1496), Kanokogi clan (1496–1550), Jou clan (1550–1587), Sassa clan (1587–1588), Kato clan (1588–1632), Hosokawa clan (1632–1871), Japan (1871–present)
Condition: Restored in 1960 and 1998–2008. Currently under repair following damage caused by the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes .
Built: 1467 (original fortifications) 1496 (expansion) 1601–1607 (expansion) 1610 (Honmaru Goten Palace) 1960 (reconstruction) 1998–2008 (reconstruction) 2016-present (repairs following Earthquake damage)
Built by: Ideta Hidenobu (1467) Kanokogi Chikakazu (1496) Katō Kiyomasa (1601–1607) Katō Kiyomasa (1610)
In use: 1467–1874 -1945(as military base)
Materials: Wood, stone, plaster, tile
Demolished: 1877 ( Satsuma Rebellion )

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Kumamoto Castle (熊本城, Kumamoto-jō) is a hilltop Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, in Kumamoto Prefecture. It was a large and well-fortified castle. The castle keep (天守閣, tenshukaku) is a concrete reconstruction built in 1960, but a number of ancillary wooden buildings remain of the original castle. Kumamoto Castle is considered one of the three premier castles in Japan, along with Himeji Castle and Matsumoto Castle. Thirteen structures in the castle complex are designated Important Cultural Property.

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