The city of Kumamoto is steeped in the spirit of its samurai past, which many of...
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, the city hosted Japan’s greatest ever swordsman as he wrote his famous treatise on martial arts strategy.
The castle was besieged during the 1887 Satsuma Rebellion, on which the 2003 Hollywood movie The Last Samurai is very loosely based, and was defended for more than 50 days by a vastly outnumbered garrison. The impressive architecture of the castle also inspired legendary director Akira Kurosawa to shoot scenes from two of his classic samurai movies, Ran and Kagemusha, there.
More about the life of Musashi and other samurai can be discovered at Shimada Museum of Arts, which houses exhibits on the history of Kumamoto’s warrior culture. In addition to being a sword master and author, Musashi also studied Zen, calligraphy painting and the tea ceremony while in Kumamoto. Some of his drawings and calligraphy are on display at the museum.A samurai tea ceremony can be enjoyed in an authentic teahouse located in the elegant grounds of Suizenji Jojuen Park.
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