The keep or Donjon of Kumamoto Castle at dusk Kumamoto Kyushu Japan

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The Donjon is the central tower so characteristic of Japanese castles, built as a statement and status symbol of the local daimyo, or feudal lord. As with Kumamoto's, most Japanese castles were built at the end of the 16th century and beginning of the 17th.

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Size: 6413px × 3838px
Location: Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan
Photo credit: © Nigel Hicks / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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