Hidden beneath the waters surrounding Japan’s Yonaguni island are the towering ruins of a 10,000-year-old city built by a ...

Municipalities with old castles began outfitting their facilities ... Tetsuo Owada, chairman of the Japan Castle Foundation, said walking directly on the wooden floors of the re-created donjon ...

A historic city on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands, Kumamoto is renowned for its imposing castle, rich regional food culture and friendly, welcoming inhabitants.

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 ...

From ancient castles to delectable cuisine, explore the welcoming Japanese city of Nagoya with our comprehensive list of top things to do.

Some visitors to one of west ... 400-year old World Heritage Site. The move is in line with many other sites in the country as they look to make tourism more sustainable. Himeji Castle attracts ...

During lunchtime on a recent holiday, customers were seen waiting in line outside in a cafe built like a castle, complete with a pointed tower and pink balconies, in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture.

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 ...

When luxury hotel brand Nipponia came on board to manage the City of Ozu's Castle Stay experience in 2020, it became Japan's first castle "hotel" offering. With only a few wooden castles of its ...