Okayama Castle is seen in Okayama's Kita Ward on Oct. 31, 2022, after major renovations. (Mainichi/Yasuaki Hiramoto) OKAYAMA -- Large-scale renovations at this western Japan city's Okayama Castle had ...

Okayama Castle is unique and puzzles visitors. The keep shows a different face, depending on the direction, and each floor is a different shape. We look at how this mysterious castle was built.

Boasting the fewest number of rainy days in Japan, Okayama is known as the land of sunshine. Located in the Chugoku region at the westernmost end of Honshu, on the coast of the Seto Inland Sea, ...

Scratches found on the wooden frame of the entrance to the moon-viewing turret inside Okayama Castle in Okayama's Kita Ward are seen in this Jan. 19, 2021 photo. (Mainichi/Kazuki Iwamoto) OKAYAMA -- ...

Wedged between Osaka and Hiroshima on the Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen line is the oft-forgotten prefecture of Okayama. Most two-week Japan travel itineraries do not allow any time at all to stop in the ...

Home to one of the three ‘great gardens’ of Japan, Okayama is steeped in history and has a mild climate considered ideal for growing fruit. The historic townscape of nearby Kurashiki, once a busy rice ...