Channel your inner samurai and visit these remarkable castles in Japan, from Osaka to Nagasaki and right across the land.

The black bastion harkens back to the time of the samurai, an epoch when Japan was engulfed in a chaotic era of warring states and feudal dynasties. And the castle’s story is one that would ...

In Nagano province, the black silhouette of Matsumoto Castle stands out against the snowy horizon of the Japanese Alps ... is now home to white swans. The moon observation tower comes alive ...

Look up and there are ceilings decorated with black ... Castle’s volunteer guides and you don’t just learn about the crafting, you get a lesson in court etiquette and status in feudal Japan.

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 ...