Tenka Bushin In 1610, the beginning of the Edo Period, Tokugawa Ieyasu (徳川家康) the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan…
Ehime-Oozu castle Although reconstructed in 2004, the reconstruction work based on enormous volume of detailed documents, which have been saved from old days, makes Ehime-Oozu-jo…
Himeji-jo, or Himeji castle is one of the mot beautiful castle remaining in Japan. Not only it is beautiful, but it also holds highly developed…
Matsumoto castle At the end of March, dispite a few warm days, the town of Matsumoto is stell in the mood of winter. Buds of…
Uwajima castle Situated on west coast of Shikoku, is Uwajima-jo or Uwajima castle. Built in 941, lost a part of it during the world war…
Towada-ko&Oirase Stream Towada-ko&Oirase Stream, Aomori Towada-ko&Oirase Stream Motsu-ji Garden Motsu-ji Garden, Iwate Motsu-ji Garden Matsushima Matsushima, Miyagi Matsushima Rikugi-en Rikugi-en, Tokyo Rikugi-en Koishikawa-Korakuen Koishikawa-Korakuen, Tokyo…
Kumamoto Castle Impregnable castle One of the most beautiful and impressive castle in Japan, Kumamoto castle was built in 1607 by Kiyomasa Kato. It took…
