Whirlpools occur when fast-moving and slow-moving tides collide. The Naruto Strait is an ideal location for this phenomenon, where powerful currents flow into a calm sea between both shores. The speed ...

At night, the guests can spend time inside the ... popular in Europe where there are many built by aristocrats. In Japan, a castle stay program began in 2020 when Ozu Castle in Ehime Prefecture ...

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 ...

Flames swept through Japan's Shuri Castle early Thursday morning, engulfing a World Heritage site that was one of Okinawa Prefecture's most popular attractions. The Naha city fire department says ...

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.

On the night of Oct. 11, the shadow was seen ... The white Shimabara Castle ranks among Japan's top 100 castles. In August 2016, a staffer of the now-defunct Shimabara Castle promotion association ...