Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. During Japan’s Sengoku “Warring States” era (1467-1615), castles were constructed, bolstered and fortified all across the Japanese ...

Castles in Osaka and Nagoya, for example, might be replicas, but they are vitally important in their roles toward the unification of Japan more than 400 years ago. But regardless of whether original ...

Several Japanese castles with wooden structures dating back to the feudal era were destroyed during World War II. Although ...

A new Japanese hotel is offering travelers a first-of-its-kind experience – to live like a medieval lord in a real castle keep. Ozu Castle in Ehime prefecture’s Ozu town is the first and only castle ...

TOKYO >> The Inuyama Castle keep in Aichi Prefecture, a designated national treasure, has been verified as the oldest keep in Japan. According to the Inuyama board of education, researchers have ...

Typhoon Jangmi damages parts of Japan’s 17th century Himeji castle - Damage was discovered during routine inspection at ...

The UNESCO World Heritage sites of the former capital Kyoto give unforgettable insights into Japanese history, but across Japan are numerous, less heralded (and less visited) destinations that can ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Wood-framed castles were once prevalent throughout Japan, but only a handful of original structures remain today. Source: Ozu Castle Now, for the ...

If I could time travel, I probably wouldn't choose Japan during the late 15th- to early 17th-centuries. Those were times of great upheaval and constant civil wars, as feudal lords (daimyo) staked out ...