Kumamoto Castle

Kumamoto Castle is a hilltop Japanese castle located in , , in . It was a large and well-fortified castle. The castle keep is a concrete reconstruction built in 1960, but a number of ancillary wooden buildings remain of the original castle.
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  • Castle
  • …lies at an elevation of 47 metres (154 feet)
  • …is also known as “kumamoto-jō”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kumamoto Daijingū and Kumamoto Castle Inari Shrine.

Shinto shrine
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is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 180 metres east of Kumamoto Castle.

Shinto shrine
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is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 200 metres southeast of Kumamoto Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nishi-ku and Higashi-ku.

Suburb
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is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, . is situated 6 km southwest of Kumamoto Castle.

Suburb
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is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, . is situated 6 km southeast of Kumamoto Castle.

Town
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is a town located in , , Japan. is situated 9 km southeast of Kumamoto Castle.

Kumamoto Castle

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Latitude
32.80582° or 32° 48′ 21″ north
Longitude
130.70602° or 130° 42′ 22″ east
Open location code
8Q4GRP44+8C
Geo­Names ID
6324640
Wiki­data ID
Q613355

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Yue Chinese—“Kumamoto Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Kumamotoko gaztelua”
  • Belarusian: “Замак Кумамота”
  • Catalan: “castell de Kumamoto”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Kumamoto”
  • Central Kurdish: “قەڵای کومامۆتۆ”
  • Chinese: “熊本城”
  • Czech: “Hrad Kumamoto”
  • Czech: “Kumamoto”
  • Danish: “Kumamoto-borgen”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel Kumamoto”
  • Dutch: “Kumamoto Castle”
  • Finnish: “Kumamoton linna”
  • French: “castel de Kumamoto”
  • French: “château de ginkgo”
  • French: “château de Kumamoto”
  • French: “Château de Kumamoto”
  • French: “Kumamoto-jō”
  • Galician: “Castelo de Kumamoto”
  • German: “Burg Kumamoto”
  • German: “kumamoto-jō”
  • Hebrew: “טירת קוממוטו”
  • Hungarian: “Kumamotói várkastély”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Kumamoto”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Kumamoto”
  • Italian: “Castello di Kumamoto”
  • Italian: “Kumamoto-jo”
  • Italian: “Kumamoto-jō”
  • Japanese: “熊本城”
  • Japanese: “熊本城跡”
  • Japanese: “銀杏城”
  • Javanese: “Istana Kumamoto”
  • Korean: “구마모토성”
  • Malay: “Istana Kumamoto”
  • Malayalam: “കുമാമോട്ടോ കാസിൽ”
  • Marathi: “कुमामोटो किल्ला”
  • Persian: “قلعه کوماموتو”
  • Polish: “kumamoto-jō”
  • Polish: “Zamek Kumamoto”
  • Polish: “Zamek pod drzewami Ginko”
  • Portuguese: “Kumamoto-jo”
  • Russian: “Замок Кумамото”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Kumamoto”
  • Swedish: “Kumamoto slott”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทคูมาโมโตะ”
  • Turkish: “Kumamoto Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Кумамото”
  • Uzbek: “Kumamoto qal’asi”
  • Vietnamese: “Thành Kumamoto”
  • Western Panjabi: “کوماموٹو قلعہ”
  • Wu Chinese: “熊本城”
  • Yue Chinese: “熊本城”

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Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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