“Kumamoto Castle was built in 1607 by daimyo Kato Kiyomasa, a strong tactician and proven warrior, who designed the castle to be a defensive fortress and impregnable to opposing forces. Some of its defensive features include sloping Musha-gaeshi castle walls that were hard to scale, Shinobi-gaeshi iron spikes at the entrances, not to mention Kumamoto Castle’s distinctive raven-black appearance.” — Article and photo by Tom Roseveare.
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