Kumamoto Castle
Kumamoto Castle is a hilltop Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, in Kumamoto Prefecture. 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.
- Park
- …dates from 1601
- Opening hours:
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
December 29–December 31: closed - Description: castle
- Address: 熊本市, 熊本県 860-0002
- Email: kumamotojou@city.kumamoto.lg.jp
- Also known as“Ginkgo Castle”“kumamoto-jō”
くまもと急行鉄道, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Kumamoto Castle Inari Shrine and Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art.
Kumamoto Castle Inari Shrine
Kumamoto Castle Inari Shrine is a Shinto shrine.
230 metres east of Kumamoto Castle
Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art
Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art opened in the…
520 metres northwest of Kumamoto Castle
Kumamoto Daijingū
Kumamoto Daijingū is a Shinto shrine.
240 metres east of Kumamoto Castle
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nishi-ku and Higashi-ku.
Higashi-ku
Higashi-ku is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan.
6 km southeast of Kumamoto Castle
Kashima
Kashima is a town located in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
9 km southeast of Kumamoto Castle
Kumamoto Castle
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Latitude
32.80536° or 32° 48′ 19″ north
Longitude
130.70549° or 130° 42′ 20″ east
Open location code
8Q4GRP44+45
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = castle
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure = park
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Yue Chinese—“Kumamoto Castle” goes by many names.
Kumamotoko gazteluaBasque
Замак КумамотаBelarusian
Castell de KumamotoCatalan
قەڵای کومامۆتۆCentral Kurdish
熊本城Chinese
Hrad KumamotoCzech
KumamotoCzech
Kumamoto-borgenDanish
Kasteel KumamotoDutch
Kumamoto CastleDutch
Kumamoton linnaFinnish
Castelo de KumamotoGalician
טירת קוממוטוHebrew
Kumamotói várkastélyHungarian
Istana KumamotoIndonesian
Kastel KumamotoIndonesian
Castello di KumamotoItalian
Kumamoto-jōItalian
Kumamoto-jōJapanese
くまもとじょうJapanese
熊本城Japanese
熊本城跡Japanese
銀杏城Japanese
Istana KumamotoJavanese
구마모토성Korean
Istana KumamotoMalay
കുമാമോട്ടോ കാസിൽMalayalam
कुमामोटो किल्लाMarathi
قلعه کوماموتوPersian
kumamoto-jōPolish
Zamek KumamotoPolish
Zamek pod drzewami GinkoPolish
Замок КумамотоRussian
Kumamoto slottSwedish
ปราสาทคุมะโมะโตะThai
ปราสาทคูมาโมโตะThai
Kumamoto KalesiTurkish
Замок КумамотоUkrainian
Kumamoto qal’asiUzbek
Lâu đài KumamotoVietnamese
Thành KumamotoVietnamese
کوماموٹو قلعہWestern Panjabi
熊本城Wu Chinese
熊本城Yue Chinese
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