Kumamoto castle

熊本城 kumamoto-jô

castle with rebuilt main tower / japanische Burg

Kumamoto City / Kyûshû

The massive fortress in the city of Kumamoto, built between 1601 and 1607 by KATÔ Kiyomasa (1562-1611), was further expanded by his son Tadahiro after his death. On the advice of the shogunate, the HOSOKAWA family took over the fortress in 1633. In 1877, Kumamoto-jô is largely destroyed during the Satsuma Uprising – under the leadership of SAIGÔ Takamori. The main tower was reconstructed in 1960 and 1998 until 2008.