The city of Kumamoto is steeped in the spirit of its samurai past, which many of its citizens point to as a major influence on their hometown to this day. In addition to its famed castle ...

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 convened its Urban Strategy Council on April 2 to discuss long-term urban development plans centered ...

The 2016 earthquake damaged Kumamoto Castle, leaving its stone walls crumbling. We meet the stonemasons carefully restoring each stone to its original place and discover what they do for lunch.

And, in a way, they have. The park was originally the grounds of Taishoji, a Buddhist temple established here in 1636 by Tadatoshi Hosokawa (1586-1641), the first Hosokawa feudal lord (daimyo) of ...

ASO, Kumamoto Prefecture--Despite pleas from residents ... Tourists also coined it the “Laputa Road” after the floating castle in “Laputa: Castle in the Sky,” a 1986 animated movie by ...

At least about a dozen runners are likely to do so at the Kumamoto Castle Marathon to be held in ... far away as Yokohama signed up. A 61-year-old Asahi Shimbun reporter who enjoys jogging ...