Mendenhall handed the sculpture to Gaun in a ceremony outside of the 430-year-old Matsumoto Castle. "It's giant, and it is ...

“A characteristic of Maizuru lies in its well-preserved town design,” said Tatsuya Matsumoto ... a slice of a thriving town outside Tanabe Castle in what is now the western part of Maizuru.

Onsen resort villages are always a soothing way to relax and unwind. Kinosaki Onsen in Hyogo, north of Kyoto, is the rare hot springs village that is tattoo friendly. South of Tokyo in Shizuoka, head ...

She came to Honolulu from South Korea as a child with limited English and modest means. Her company now owns or manages 1,100 ...

What are the best Minecraft castle builds? Minecraft’s sprawling, procedurally generated landscapes lend themselves perfectly to the majesty of a castle build, be it in the snow, lush green ...

But when the Japanese are craving a city getaway, they head south to Fukuoka. Nestled between the mountains and the sea on ...

Last entry to the castle is 30 minutes before closing. From 1 January, due to important conservation and maintenance work, access to the castle may be limited. Last ticket sold to the castle at 3.20pm ...

A whopping 3,292,500 foreign tourists visited Japan in July, a record high for a single month, the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) announced. The total number of visitors from January ...