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[[Image:Kumamoto1.jpg|left|frame|Photograph of Kumamoto castle.]]
*''Japanese:''熊本城''(Kumamoto-jou)''
*''Type:Flatland-Mountain''
*''Founder:Kato Kiyomasa''
*''Year:Early 17th century''
[[Image:Kumamoto1.jpg|right|frame|Photograph of Kumamoto castle.]]
Kumamoto castle is located in Kumamoto city in modern day Kumamoto Prefecture (formerly [[Higo province]]) and was built sometime between [[1601]] and [[1607]] (although there is speculation that construction began before [[1600]]) under the direction of [[Kato Kiyomasa]]. Prior to Kiyomasa, the site had been home to a rudimentary structure since the middle of the 16th century and had been given to [[Sassa Narimasa]] in [[1587]]. Before that, it had been the headquarters of families such as the [[Izuta clan|Izuta]], [[Kanokogi clan|Kanokogi]], and [[Jo clan|Jo]].
Kumamoto castle is located in Kumamoto city in modern day Kumamoto Prefecture (formerly [[Higo province]]) and was built sometime between [[1601]] and [[1607]] (although there is speculation that construction began before [[1600]]) under the direction of [[Kato Kiyomasa]]. Prior to Kiyomasa, the site had been home to a rudimentary structure since the middle of the 16th century and had been given to [[Sassa Narimasa]] in [[1587]]. Before that, it had been the headquarters of families such as the [[Izuta clan|Izuta]], [[Kanokogi clan|Kanokogi]], and [[Jo clan|Jo]].