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25 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest landmark is also the most famous: Kumamoto Castle, ranked #80 of 7,738 worldwide, 1 km north-west of the city centre. The oldest dated site in the circle is Yoshinogari site, founded 400 BC.
Every one of them stands in Japan — the country page shows the full national picture.
1 km north-west · Castle · #80 worldwide
Kumamoto Castle is a hilltop Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, in Kumamoto Prefecture. It was a large and well-fortified castle.
23 km north · Ruin
Kikuchi Castle was an ancient castle (also known as a Korean-style fortresses in Japan in the city of Kikuchi, Kumamoto Prefecture Japan.
32 km west · Castle
Shimabara Castle, also known as Moritake Castle and Takaki Castle, is a Japanese castle located in Shimabara, Hizen Province.
46 km south-west · Ruin
The Hara Castle was a Sengoku period Japanese castle cemetery located in the Minami-Arima neighbourhood of city of Minamishimabara, Nagasaki…
34 km south · Ruin
Yatsushiro Castle is the remains of a castle structure in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
45 km west · Ruin
The Hinoe Castle was a Sengoku period Japanese castle cemetery located in the Kita-Arima neighbourhood of city of Minamishimabara, Nagasaki…
65 km north-west · Ruin
Yoshinogari is a large and complex Yayoi period archaeological site located in the town of Yoshinogari and city of Kanzaki in Saga Prefecture,…
92 km north · Castle
Fukuoka Castle is a Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. It is also known as Maizuru Castle or Seki Castle.
100 km north-east · Castle
Nakatsu Castle is a Japanese castle in the city of Nakatsu in Ōita Prefecture.
97 km north-east · Castle
Funai Castle is a 16th-century castle, located in Ōita city, Ōita Prefecture, Japan.
62 km north-west · Castle
Saga Castle is a Japanese castle located in Saga City, Saga Prefecture, Japan.
82 km north · Ruin
Mizuki Castle was an ancient castle (also known as a Korean-style fortresses in Japan straddling the border of the cities of Ōnojō, Dazaifu, and…
99 km north-west · Castle
Karatsu Castle is a Japanese castle located in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan.
68 km east · Ruin
Oka Castle was a Sengoku to Edo period yamajiro-style Japanese castle located in the city of Taketa, Ōita Prefecture, Japan.
84 km north · Ruin
Ōno Castle was an ancient castle (also known as a Korean-style fortresses in Japan straddling the border of the cities of Ōnojō and Dazaifu, and the…
66 km south · Ruin
Hitoyoshi Castle was an Edo period flatlands-style Japanese castle located in the city of Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
61 km north · Ruin
Kurume Castle was a castle structure in Kurume, Japan. Kurume Castle was built by the ninth son of Mōri Motonari, Kobayakawa Hidekane in 1587.
71 km west · Castle
Kushima Castle, also known as Ōmura Castle from its location, is a Japanese castle located in Ōmura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
+ 7 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q199889.
The Castlemap atlas maps 25 landmarks (13 castles · 12 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Kumamoto, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Kumamoto Castle, a castle 1 km north-west of the city centre.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Yoshinogari site, founded 400 BC — 65 km north-west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
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