A historic city on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands, Kumamoto is renowned for its imposing castle, rich regional food culture and friendly, welcoming inhabitants.

The city of Kumamoto is steeped in the spirit of ... In addition to its famed castle, the city hosted Japan’s greatest ever swordsman as he wrote his famous treatise on martial arts strategy.

iconic Kumamoto Castle is rising from the ashes. The temblors caused serious damage to the structures that make up one of Japan’s most traditional fortresses, in addition to the succession of ...

Japan Tel: +81 3 5829 5900 Fax: +81 3 5829 5919 Email: [email protected] ... (1586-1641), the first Hosokawa feudal lord (daimyo) of Kumamoto Castle. The temple had responsibility for looking ...