The ruins of the Edo Castle tenshu foundation that ... (Translated from Japanese. Banner photo: Osaka Castle constructed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, as depicted in the Osaka natsu no jin zu byōbu ...

It was on a scale to surpass Hideyoshi’s Osaka Castle, with the aim of impressing upon those who saw it that the Tokugawas now ruled Japan. If Edo Castle demonstrated samurai strength ...

the eighth Tokugawa Shogun had barrels of the town’s spring water delivered to Edo Castle. Japan is a paradise for anyone who loves hot springs. Known as onsen, you can literally travel to ...