Kumamoto Castle

Castle of Lords(Hanshu) of Kumamoto*

*Lords of Kumamoto
[Kato family]
1.Kiyomasa 1588-1611
2.Tadahiro 1611-1632(Confiscation)
[Hosokawa family]
1.Tadatoshi 1632-1641
2.Mitsunao 1641-1649
3.Tsunatoshi 1650-1712
4.Nobunori 1712-1732
5.Munetaka 1732-1747
6.Shigetaka 1747-1785
7.Harutoshi 1785-1787
8.Narishige 1787-1810
9.Naritatsu 1810-1826
10.Narimori 1826-1860
11.Yoshikuni 1860-1870
12.Morihisa 1870-1871(Abolition of feudalism)


Morihiro Hosokawa(b. January 14, 1937),former governor of Kumamoto(1983-1991) and the 79th Prime Minister of Japan(1993-1994),is a direct descendant of the lords of Kumamoto.