Asian Studies Review, Vol. 47, Issue. 4, p. 663. An innovative examination of heritage politics in Japan, showing how castles have been used to re-invent and recapture competing versions of the ...

Often referred to as Japan's Machu Picchu, Takeda takes the concept of “castle on a cloud” to Miyazaki levels of enchantment.

“And many, many of them are castles,” he added of the facades of around 200 love hotels captured in his new photography series. While guests can rent rooms by the night, Japan’s love hotels ...

Experience the beauty of traditional Japanese architecture in Minecraft! Watch as we bring a stunning castle to life with ...

Striving to restore their original appearances, many feudal-era castles around Japan are replacing their modern concrete-built main keeps with ones made from timber. In bygone days, every ...

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 ...

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 ...

Japan Society will present the North American premiere of this new production of Duke Bluebeard’s Castle, written by ...