Kumamoto city estimated the castle’s renovation expenditure at 63.4 billion yen ($482 million) shortly after the 2016 disaster. The forecast reconstruction period has already been extended and ...

A historic city on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands, Kumamoto ... reconstruction. The latest damage occurred during two earthquakes in April 2016 and much of the castle ...

On this episode of Journeys in Japan, James Lambiasi explores the legacy of the sprawling castle, meeting local people and learning about the reconstruction efforts after the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake.

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 ...

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 ...

Following reconstruction of its Honmaru Palace ... of how castles were strategically constructed for battles. Kumamoto Castle, Kumamoto Daimyo Kato Kiyomasa built this castle at the time Tokugawa ...