Kumamoto Castle is undergoing a significant restoration after the 2016 earthquake damaged its historic structure. Workers are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. During Japan’s Sengoku “Warring States” era (1467-1615), castles were constructed, bolstered and fortified all across the Japanese ...

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If I could time travel, I probably wouldn't choose Japan during the late 15th- to early 17th-centuries. Those were times of great upheaval and constant civil wars, as feudal lords (daimyo) staked out ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Mauro Flamini/REDA/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Fans can buy a Japanese castle of their own for $64K, but ...

Starting next year, Ozu Castle in Ehime Prefecture will open its doors to tourists willing to cough up a cool 1 million yen ($9,250) per couple for a night’s stay. This is not the only castle in Japan ...