Behind its elegant black silhouette, Matsumoto Castle reveals a history where the ... The staircases completed the defensive system. Deliberately built to be narrow and steep, they would slow ...

Since 2019, Shirobito, a Japanese online media platform specialising in castles, compiles an annual list of Japan’s top 20 ...

Matsumoto castle is one of the oldest ... and the castle we see today was built in the 1600s. Both castles are largely made of wood and plaster with stone bases. Hundreds of years of weather ...

The castle, which has a rural setting, was used extensively during the filming of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." Built in the 16th century, Matsumoto Castle is located in Nagano Prefecture ...

National treasures like the tenshukaku at Himeji, Hikone, and Matsumoto Castles were built during this time. The lord of the castle usually lived at the foot of the hill, relocating to the main ...

Matsumoto is home to the oldest one of the only 12 remaining original castles in Japan, built during the Edo Period or earlier. On top of it, it is also the birthplace of one of Japan’s most famous ...

Matsumoto city is reinforcing the main tower keep and restoring the outer moat to preserve the castle, a main sightseeing spot in the city. The total estimated cost for those projects exceeds 7.4 ...

One of the best light shows this year is Nagano prefecture’s Matsumoto Illumination around the eponymous city’s stunning castle site. Matsumoto Castle is famous for its unique black exterior ...