Kumamoto Castle

Kumamoto Castle

A photo taken from a drone on Oct. 13, 2018, shows the main and sub towers of Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto, which are under repair after they sustained damaged in a pair of powerful earthquakes in 2016. The southwestern Japan city hosts games of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000143081
  • Registered date
  • 2018/10/13 20:04:53
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2018 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 2806 × 3028 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 1.92(MB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

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