Ozu Castle in Ehime prefecture’s Ozu town is the first and only castle keep in Japan to allow travelers to stay overnight. With a history dating from 1617, it’s also one of only a handful of ...

OZU, Ehime Prefecture--Although known for its historical townscape referred to as the "Little Kyoto" of the Iyo region, Ozu has been suffering from a sluggish economy stemming from a declining ...

Japanese elders emerge from their homes to thank you for visiting, bringing emphatic bowing and crinkle-eyed smiles to the ...

OZU, Ehime Prefecture—The traditional cormorant fishing season started on the Hijikawa river here on June 1, entertaining spectators who gathered to watch the trained seabirds catch fish in the ...

Ozu, Ehime Pref. – Tucked away in a quiet and unassuming area of Ozu, a historic castle town in Ehime Prefecture, is an unusual house — with an even more unusual owner.

In Ozu, you can stay at a hotel dispersed across an ancient castle, samurai residences and old merchant homes, ... (much of present-day Ehime prefecture) from 1617 to 1868, ...

It’s hard to think of another filmmaker who produced as vast and influential a body of work using as seemingly limited a box of tools. Between 1927 and 1962, Ozu, who died on his 60th birthday ...