| 1．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 a number of 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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| Type： Azuchi-Momoyama castle Builder ： 1467 (original fortifications) [1] 1496 (expansion) [1] 1601–1607 (expansion) [1] 1610 (Honmaru Goten Palace) [1] 1960 (reconstruction) [1] 1998–2008 (reconstruction) [1] 2016-present (repairs following Earthquake damage) Buildyear ： Ideta Hidenobu (1467) [1] Kanokogi Chikakazu (1496) [1] Katō Kiyomasa (1601–1607) [1] Katō Kiyomasa (1610) [1] | ||||||
| 2．Yatsushiro Castle | ||||||
| Yatsushiro Castle (八代城, Yatsushiro-jō) is the remains of a castle structure in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.[1] In 1619, Mugishima Castle collapsed due to a large earthquake then Katō Kiyomasa's son Kato Tadahiro ordered his vassal Katō Masataka to build a new castle.[2] In 1632, Hosokawa Tadaoki entered the castle by the Tokugawa shogunate's order and spent retired life in the kitanomaru compound of the castle.[3] | ||||||
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| Type： Hirajiro-style castle Builder ： 1622 Buildyear ： Masataka Katō | ||||||
| 3．Hitoyoshi Castle | ||||||
| Hitoyoshi is a 12th-century castle, now ruins, located in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture. It is recognized as one of Japan's top 100 castles.[1] | ||||||
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| 4．Kikuchi Castle | ||||||
| Kikuchi Castle (鞠智城, Kikuchi-jo) was a castle structure in Kikuchi, Kumamoto, Japan. Kikuchi castle has been designated as being of national significance.[1] Now Kikuchi castle park is on site.[2] Kikuchi castle was built by Yamato court. Following the defeat of Yamato Japan in the 663 battle of Hakusukinoe by an alliance of Tang China and the Korean kingdom of Silla, Emperor Tenji ordered the construction of defenses against a possible invasion.[3] | ||||||
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| Type： Korean-style fortress Builder ： 668-670 Buildyear ： Yamato court | ||||||
| 5．Tomioka Castle | ||||||
| Tomioka Castle (富岡城, Tomioka-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Tomioka, Reihoku Town, Amakusa District, Kumamoto Prefecture. During the 16th century, it was the castle of Terasawa Katataka, a daimyō who played a critical part in repressing the Shimabara Rebellion. 32°31′44.07″N 130°1′54.78″E / 32.5289083°N 130.0318833°E / 32.5289083; 130.0318833 | ||||||
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