Japan dismantled a 400-year-old castle stone by stone before a dam flooded the valley, then rebuilt it exactly as it had stood centuries earlier

Kumamoto Castle is undergoing a significant restoration after the 2016 earthquake damaged its historic structure. Workers are ...
CNN

Japan’s first-ever hotel in a wooden castle breathes new life into fading rural town

A new Japanese hotel is offering travelers a first-of-its-kind experience – to live like a medieval lord in a real castle keep. Ozu Castle in Ehime prefecture’s Ozu town is the first and only castle ...
CNN

Japanese castle town invites travelers to live a day in the life of a feudal lord

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Condé Nast Traveler

This Historic Japanese Castle Is Now Open for Year-Round Stays

Consider it R&R, with a little something extra: royalty. After debuting a trial program at Nagasaki Prefecture’s Hirado Castle in 2017 as the first-ever castle stay in Japan, the Japanese government ...
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Typhoon Jangmi damages parts of Japan’s 17th century Himeji castle

Strong winds from Typhoon Jangmi damaged parts of the outer wall of the Himeji-jo castle, a heritage site in western Japan, city officials said on Thursday. Around four square metres of white plaster ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Fire Ravages Japanese Heritage Site Shuri Castle

This aerial picture shows Shuri Castle after a fire ripped through the historic site in Naha, Japan's southern Okinawa prefecture, on October 31 Photo by STR/JIJI PRESS/AFP via Getty Images The Sho ...