A 400-year-old Japanese castle has been lifted 60 centimeters (two feet) from the ground to allow for reconstruction of the stone walls beneath it. According to Hirosaki City in Aomori prefecture ...

The deadly earthquakes that struck the southern Japanese island of Kyushu on Thursday and Saturday breached the walls of Kumamoto Castle which had previously withstood bombardment and fire in its ...

The 0.217-millimeter model of Fukuyama Castle is so tiny, it is all but invisible to the naked eye and it was made by a precision metal parts manufacturer in the western Japanese city of the same ...

To celebrate the building of the stone walls and garden, the team had a Joutoushiki, or roof-raising, ceremony. To learn more about the project, visit harwoodinternational.com.

The white plaster walls and sweeping terraces of Himeji-jo inspire its other name, “Castle of the White Heron.” . ImageCourtesy of Wikimedia user Oren Rozen (licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 ...

In February 1877, Takamori Saigo (1828-1877), the leader of the Satsuma Rebellion, launched an all-out assault on Kumamoto Castle that was being defended by the Imperial Japanese Army.

The blaze destroyed three buildings at Okinawa's Shuri Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site and a major attraction. It is a reconstruction of a 14th century castle that was destroyed in World War II.

Japan quake breaches the historic walls of 400-year old Kumamoto Castle By Shinichi Saoshiro April 16, 20161:43 AM PDTUpdated April 16, 2016 ...