A historic city on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands, Kumamoto is renowned for its imposing castle ... fare available in the city, even down to the tap water, which is ...

Upon being proclaimed Shogun (feudal military dictator) of Japan in 1603, Ieyasu constructed a palace that would reflect his supreme power. Nijo Castle in central Kyoto was certainly ostentatious ...

Tsuruga Castle Built with magnificent stone walls, Tsuruga Castle is the iconic heart of Aizuwakamatsu. During the civil war of 1868, the Aizu domain supported the ousted shogunate against the ...

Usually closed to the public, this wooden structure is one of the oldest turrets among Japanese ... Castle was built in 1622, survived a wartime bombing of Fukuyama in Hiroshima Prefecture in August ...

Himeji Castle, one of Japan's first four UNESCO World Heritage sites, is pictured in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, in 2023. (Mainichi/Nobuya Muramoto) HIMEJI, Hyogo -- A ticket to the famously ...