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. Kumamoto Castle is situated 240 metres west of Kumamoto Daijingū.

Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art Chibajo Branch

Museum

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Kumamoto Castle Inari Shrine

Shinto shrine

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Kumamoto Castle Inari Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 120 metres south of Kumamoto Daijingū.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Higashi-ku and Nishi-ku.

Higashi-ku

Suburb

Higashi-ku is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. Meaning literally "east ward," it is bordered by the Kita-ku, Chūō-ku, Minami-ku and also by the towns of Kikuyō, Mashiki and Kashima. Higashi-ku is situated 6 km southeast of Kumamoto Daijingū.

Nishi-ku

Suburb

Photo: 瑞穂の国, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nishi-ku is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. Meaning literally "west ward," it is bordered by the Kita-ku, Chūō-ku, Minami-ku and also by the city of Tamana and the town of Gyokutō. Nishi-ku is situated 7 km southwest of Kumamoto Daijingū.

Kashima

Town

Kashima is a town located in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2024, the town had an estimated population of 10,203 in 4135 households, and a population density of 24 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 16.65 km2. Kashima is situated 9 km southeast of Kumamoto Daijingū.

Kumamoto Daijingū

Type: Shinto shrine
Description: Shinto shrine in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Categories: Shinmei shrine, place of worship, and religion
Location: Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

32.80594° or 32° 48′ 21″ north

Longitude

130.70792° or 130° 42′ 29″ east

Open location code

8Q4GRP45+95

OpenStreetMap ID

way 660867655

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

Wikidata ID

Q11567983

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Kumamoto Daijingū” goes by many names.

Chinese: “熊本大神宮”
French: “sanctuaire de Kumamoto Daijingū”
French: “Sanctuaire de Kumamoto Daijingū”
Indonesian: “Kuil Kumamoto Daijingū”
Japanese: “熊本大神宮”

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Highlights include 谷干城銅像 and 白髭稲荷大明神.

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