In Nagano province, the black silhouette of Matsumoto Castle stands out against the snowy horizon of the Japanese Alps. This ...

Over the centuries, its multiple walls, turrets and buildings have been ... earthquakes in April 2016 and much of the castle, considered one of Japan’s finest, is again undergoing repairs.

Takamori Saigo (1828-1877), the leader of the Satsuma Rebellion, launched an all-out assault on Kumamoto Castle that was being defended by the Imperial Japanese Army.

Japanese fire fighters battled a massive fire that consumed an historic Japanese castle early on Thursday morning. Shuri Castle, which was originally built 500 years ago, is a Unesco World ...

Officials hope to restore the tower and a series of walls to their ... over a large part of the Tohoku region of northern Japan. The castle dominated the valley of the Kitakami River, which ...

The wooden tower that will result is expected to be larger than its counterpart at the World Heritage Himeji Castle. Tetsuo Owada, chairman of the Japan Castle Foundation, said walking directly on ...

A Minecraft player who goes by u/janko1423 shared a couple of images on the game's subreddit showing a massive castle made in the Japanese architectural style. The build looks like something from ...

Built from fire-resistant Hebel bricks, the residence has four peaked turrets connected by crenellations with sawtooth indentations known as merlons, common in many centuries-old castles.