In this video we explore Matsumoto, Japan — home to one of the country’s oldest and most beautiful original castles. We walk ...

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 ...

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 ...

During Japan’s Sengoku “Warring States” era (1467-1615), castles were constructed, bolstered and fortified all across the Japanese archipelago, resulting in approximately 5,000 individual keeps.

Archaeologists have been stunned by the discovery of Roman coins in the ruins of a Japanese castle. The coins were excavated from the ruins of Katsuren Castle in Okinawa Prefecture, according to the ...

Fans can buy a Japanese castle of their own for $64K, but there is a twist to it. Notably, this concrete and steel structure was built in 1991 and spans 1,571 square meters. The six-story ...

TOKYO – A fire broke out early Thursday and spread quickly through historic Shuri Castle on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa, nearly destroying the UNESCO World Heritage site. Firefighters battled ...

A fire early Thursday burned down structures at Shuri Castle on Japan's southern island of Okinawa, nearly destroying the UNESCO World Heritage site. Firefighters were still battling the blaze a few ...