Many of the castles, Shiro in Japanese, as known by adding the kanji character of –jo to their name – Japan’s most famous ...

Himeji Castle is beautiful year-round, but if you want to see it at its most breathtaking, plan your Japan trip for the best cherry blossom viewing, as the castle grounds are full of cherry trees.

Upon being proclaimed Shogun (feudal military dictator) of Japan ... Nijo Castle is located in central Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward, about 2½ miles north of Kyoto Station; the best way to get there ...

The city borders Lake Shinji to the west, and the Sea of Japan to the north and east. Matsue Castle, a national treasure, stands tall in the middle of the city. The castle's moat, filled with ...

HIMEJI, Hyogo Prefecture--Himeji Castle is undoubtedly one of the best preserved feudal era castles in Japan, but visitors rarely get the opportunity to explore the entire medieval complex. But ...

Striving to restore their original appearances, many feudal-era castles around Japan are replacing their modern concrete-built main keeps with ones made from timber. In bygone days, every ...

Places like Ireland's Leap Castle, Scotland's Edinburgh Castle, and Japan's Himeji Castle are known for eerie phenomena, disembodied voices, and ghostly apparitions linked to their tumultuous pasts.

Tsuruga Castle in the city of Aizuwakamatsu (Fukushima Prefecture) played a decisive role in Japan's transition from the feudal samurai era to a modern society. This time on Journeys in Japan ...