But it is, in fact, a mission that’ll eventually see the blocks placed back into the fabric of the city’s most iconic structure: Kumamoto Castle, a fortification known throughout Japan because ...

The city of Kumamoto is steeped in the spirit of its samurai past, which many of its citizens point to as a major influence on their hometown to this day. In addition to its famed castle ...

Kumamoto Castle was built in 1607 by Katō Kiyomasa, lord of the Kumamoto domain, and later taken over by the Hosokawa clan. It has been renovated and reconstructed many times over the centuries ...

KUMAMOTO--Left devastated and in ... is another major challenge for rebuilding the castle's stone walls. Stone walls have such a high cultural value that they should be restored to their original ...

In February 1877, Takamori Saigo (1828-1877), the leader of the Satsuma Rebellion, launched an all-out assault on Kumamoto Castle that was being defended by the Imperial Japanese Army. With his ...

The Mainichi answers some common questions readers may have about restoration work at Kumamoto Castle, heavily damaged in the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake disaster. Question: When will Kumamoto Castle ...

People visit Kumamoto Castle on Oct 1, 2021. The castle reopened after the Japanese government scraped a COVID-19 state of emergency imposed in Kumamoto Prefecture.[Photo provided to China Daily ...

He says he was shocked to see the badly damaged Kumamoto Castle after the quakes as he used to see the structure every day back in his high school days. "I made the sweets with my wishes for ...

Along with the sea of clouds installation at Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo, you’ll now be able to see this mystical scene at Kumamoto Castle in Kyushu. おはようございます。 挨拶遅れて ...

The deadly earthquakes that struck the southern Japanese island of Kyushu on Thursday and Saturday breached the walls of Kumamoto Castle which had previously withstood bombardment and fire in its four ...

This is great news for the people of Kumamoto! Let’s get them and other disaster areas back on track to good lives as soon as possible and less focus on wasting money on big events for big businesses ...