Historic Japanese Castle Damaged in 7.1-Magnitude Earthquake

The Kumamoto Castle houses priceless artworks from the Edo period.

Historic Japanese Castle Damaged in 7.1-Magnitude Earthquake
The collapsed stone walls of Kumamoto Castle in Japan on July 28, 2026. (photo by JIJI Press / AFP via Getty Images) / Japan OUT

Japan's historic Kumamoto Castle was damaged after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the country today, July 28.

Video footage on X shows a section of the moat wall tumbling down onto the lawn and into the water, near the entrance from the castle's Ninomaru Plaza in Kumamoto Prefecture on the southwest island of Kyushu.