KAGOSHIMA--The massive Goromon gate at the ruins of feudal-era Tsurumaru Castle here is now fully restored, nearly 150 years after the building was destroyed by fire. The castle dates to the ...

Tsuruga Castle in the city of Aizuwakamatsu (Fukushima Prefecture) played a decisive role in Japan's transition from the feudal samurai era to a modern society. This time on Journeys in Japan ...

Audiences immersed in Shōgun’s ambitious take on feudal Japan might say yes ... While the set was primarily composed of those castle palace interiors, some spaces, like the thatched samurai ...