The wooden tower that will result is expected to be larger than its counterpart at the World Heritage Himeji Castle. Tetsuo Owada, chairman of the Japan Castle Foundation, said walking directly on ...

Usually closed to the public, this wooden structure is one of the oldest turrets among Japanese castles. The turret, believed to have been relocated from the ill-fated Fushimi Castle in Kyoto when ...

The number of shrines, temples and castles he has visited exceeds 180. Kanakubo believes the pinnacle of Japan’s wood architecture was around the Muromachi Period (1336-1573). “It was normal ...

In a Game Rant interview, Assassin's Creed Shadows devs discuss how its castles serve as gorgeous set pieces and challenging ...

Unlike other noble homes of the day, Tokugawa's gleaming white structure – decorated with ornate wood carvings ... only Japan's highest-ranking officials were allowed into the castle's ...

Tsuruga Castle in the city of Aizuwakamatsu (Fukushima Prefecture) played a decisive role in Japan's transition from the feudal samurai era to a modern society. This time on Journeys in Japan ...

Frank Castle, president and owner of Castle Fine ... He was also a member of a Roundtable Discussion at The Asian Art Museum titled Japanese Woodblock Prints: From Classical To Modern.

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 ...