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Kumamoto is truly soaked in history and other important sights include the Kengun Shrine, the city’s oldest, its origins are believed to date back to the 6th century.
On October 5, a ceremony in the castle’s expansive grounds commemorated its partial reopening to the public, though the full restoration work is expected to take many years.
Police in Kumamoto have arrested a 20-year-old man for posting a false alert on Twitter in which he said that a lion had escaped from the zoo and was on the loose in Kumamoto city following the quake ...
Kumamoto has seen its fair share of drama over the centuries – but perhaps most famously, it was the site of the final battle between 20,000 samurai and the ruling Meiji government.
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