Bitchū Matsuyama Castle stands on top of a 430-meter high mountain in Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture. It is one of only 12 castles nationwide to retain its original keep, and the only one of these ...

Nestled near the peak of Mount Gagyu, at an impressive elevation of 430 meters, lies the awe-inspiring ‘Mountain Castle in the Sky’ known as Bitchu Matsuyama Castle. This magnificent castle is in the ...

TAKAHASHI, Okayama Prefecture--Bitchu Matsuyama Castle here is transformed into a dreamlike “castle in the sky” this season, as thick clouds appear to form natural walls around the fortress.

Lab members at the Okayama University of Science started the daily cloud forecasts in October for the area around Bitchu Matsuyama Castle. Their numbers could help tourists plan trips when clouds ...

The landslide occurred at the foot of a hill where the imposing Matsuyama Castle is located. As of early Friday morning, Matsuyama had recorded 213 millimeters of rainfall since Wednesday ...