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…
To the 16 km south-east of Tojinbo, Maruoka castle or Kasumi-ga-jo, whose keep (Tenshu) is believed to be the oldest of the remaining keeps…
Matsumoto castle, Matsumoto-shi, Nagano Matsumoto castle is one of Japan’s oldest existing castle, and it is designated as a national treasure along with Hikone…
Matsumae Castle, Snowbound Matsumae city lies at the tip of the Oshima Peninsula, roughly 100 kilometers west of Hakodate in southern Hokkaido. During the…
White Egret Castle Himeji Castle is also known by the name “Shirasagi(white egret) Castle (白鷺城) “. While it is said that the castle was named…
Nijo-jo (Nijo Castle) is a castle located in the central Kyoto and it is one of the most important castles in Japan. It was constructed…
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…
