Kumamoto Castle

Kumamoto Castle (熊本城, Kumamoto-jō) is a hilltop Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto in Kumamoto Prefecture.^[1] It was a large and well fortified castle. The castle keep (天守閣, tenshukaku^?) is a concrete reconstruction built in 1960,^[1] but several 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.^[2] Thirteen structures in the castle complex are designated Important Cultural Property.^[1]

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