In February 1877, Takamori Saigo (1828-1877), the leader of the Satsuma Rebellion, launched an all-out assault on Kumamoto Castle that was being defended by the Imperial Japanese Army. With his ...

Kumamoto Castle was built in 1607 by Katō Kiyomasa, lord of the Kumamoto domain, and later taken over by the Hosokawa clan. It has been renovated and reconstructed many times over the centuries since ...

Kumamoto Castle was originally built in 1607 by Katō Kiyomasa (1562–1611), a warlord who acquired a reputation for his castle construction efforts. Considered one of the three great Japanese castles, ...

KUMAMOTO--The interior of Kumamoto Castle's main tower reopened to the public on June 28 following the completion of repairs from the 2016 earthquakes here that knocked off roof tiles and collapsed ...

A panel exhibition opened Saturday in front of Kumamoto Castle to mark 10 years since a pair of major earthquakes hit the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto, highlighting the efforts of ...

Workers install devices that can absorb earthquake vibrations on the top floor of Kumamoto Castle's taller tower, in Kumamoto's Chuo Ward, on June 26, 2018. (Mainichi) KUMAMOTO -- The tower of ...

KUMAMOTO -- The "symbols of Kumamoto Castle," two statues, finally returned to their rightful places atop the towers of the castle here on April 28. The return of the statues of shachihoko (a creature ...

One of the most stunning sights you can witness in Japan is the unique cloud formation known as unkai or ‘sea of clouds’. This natural phenomenon usually appears in Japan's mountainous regions from ...

Damaged Kumamoto Castle caused by earthquakes is seen in Kumamoto, southern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo on April 16, 2016. (Reuters/Kyodo) TOKYO: The deadly earthquakes that struck the ...