A trip to Japan wouldn't be complete without visiting the country's medieval castles, and the most-visited one is a sturdy historic keep outside of Tokyo.

It is centred on the Tenshu-gun, a complex made up of the donjon ... Criterion (iv): It represents the culmination of Japanese castle architecture in wood, and preserves all its significant features ...

The complex is the only remaining example of ... to differentiate Hikone Castle as a unique example of a Japanese castle from the same era. The latest preliminary assessment follows the decision ...

The Imperial Japanese 32nd Army, which was tasked with defending the southwestern Nansei Islands, completed the complex 30 meters to 40 meters beneath Shuri-jo Castle by March 1945. The site of ...

A historic city on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands, Kumamoto is renowned for its imposing castle, rich regional food culture and friendly, welcoming inhabitants.

Read the following text, and answer questions 1-9 below: [1] A local government in northern Japan is asking people for blueprints, photos and floor plans of a 16th-century castle. This castle once ...