This 16th-century monument, one of the last twelve authentic Japanese medieval castles, features some ingenious military architecture behind its elegant artistry. advertisement EnVols ...

The city of Ozu in Ehime Prefecture, which retains the atmosphere of a castle town from the Edo period (1603-1867), is ...

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Photo by J. Irmišová et al. (2025.) Hidden beneath the floorboards of one of Europe’s oldest castles, a vanilla pod sat buried in a mixture of dirt and rubble. While it might not seem like ...

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