Kumamoto City
Kumamoto City, with a population of over 650,000 is blessed with lots of greenery and water resources.
The prefectural office and many central government branch offices are located here. Long ago,
Kumamoto city flourished as the castle town of the ruling Daimyo Hosokawa feudal ... Read review
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Kumamoto City
Kumamoto City, with a population of over 650,000 is blessed with lots of greenery and water resources.
The prefectural office and many central government branch offices are located here. Long ago,
Kumamoto city flourished as the castle town of the ruling Daimyo Hosokawa feudal clan. (There was
once a prime minister of Japan called Hosokawa) Even today the remains of an ancient castle town can
... ...as a tourist region, recently Kumamoto has been
making remarkable growth in the cultural and economic sectors, and following Fukuoka and
Kitakyushu, Kumamoto ranks as the third largest city in Kyushu.
Moreover, because it is located at the centre of Kyushu, Kumamoto has a substantial transportation
networks, including air and expressways, to serve not only Kumamoto Prefecture but also other
prefectures of ... more
Kumamoto City
Kumamoto City, with a population of over 650,000 is blessed with lots of greenery and water resources. The prefectural office and many central government branch offices are located here. Long ago, Kumamoto city flourished as the castle town of the ruling Daimyo Hosokawa feudal clan. (There was once a prime minister of Japan called Hosokawa) Even today the remains of an ancient castle town can be found in the rows of stores and houses along the traditional streets of the city.
Two national parks, Aso in the east and Amakusa in the west, are the main tourist resorts of Kumamoto prefecture throughout the year. Apart from its growth as a tourist region, recently Kumamoto has been making remarkable growth in the cultural and economic sectors, and following Fukuoka and Kitakyushu, Kumamoto ranks as the third largest city in Kyushu.
Moreover, because it is located at the centre of Kyushu, Kumamoto has a substantial transportation networks, including air and expressways, to serve not only Kumamoto Prefecture but also other prefectures of Kyushu as well as metropolis like Tokyo and Osaka.
Kumamoto Castle
Kumamoto Castle is (with Osaka and Nagoya castles) one of the three most famous in Japan. Designed
by Kiyomasa Kato (1562-1611) from his own battle experiences, work on the castle began in 1601 and
continued until 1607.
Within their 12 kilometer circumference, the walls contained two major towers, forty nine turrets,
eighteen turret gates and twenty nine lesser gates. Notable aspects of the fortress are the usage of the
natural ... ...long wall fronting the river and
the famous mushagawshi walls themselves.
During the Seinan Civil War of 1877, though most of the towers, gates and turrets were destroyed, the
castle withstood forty days of bombardment and siege by the rebel army. In 1960 the towers were
rebuilt and for the past thirty years replacement and reconstruction has continued. ...
kame401 10.08.2000
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