according to NHK World Japan. Known as the "White Heron Castle" or "White Egret Castle" since it resembles a great bird spreading its wings, Himeji Castle is a massive complex of 83 interconnected ...

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 ...

Completed in 1607, the castle complex covers a wide area and features ... gone undefeated in the numerous duels he fought across Japan, many using only a wooden sword. He saw out his final years ...

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.

Japanese fire fighters battled a massive fire that consumed an historic Japanese castle early on Thursday morning. Shuri Castle, which was originally built 500 years ago, is a Unesco World ...

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 ...

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 ...