There are just so many pictures that I’m unable to post in the relevant castle profiles. With that in mind I’d like to share with you some photos of the Gyōbu mansion from my visit to Kumamoto City.

The Gyōbu mansion is said to be the former residence of a high-ranking samurai closely related to the Hosokawa lords of Kumamoto castle. It is located within a short walk of the castle so there are no excuses for skipping it. It was actually moved to its current site in 1993. (This type of thing is happening more & more.)

Unfortunately, I took all of the photos below from outside the residence. I did do a tour of the mansion back in 2001 and didn’t feel the need to check it out again. In hindsight, I probably should’ve taken the time to get some better photos of the interior. I’ll just have to visit again.

I’ve titled this post “Shashin -” which I’ll use for short-ish posts with a gallery of some pics, just as I have done with this post. Oh, for those not in the know, Shashin (写真) means photo in Japanese.