A western Japan city has begun offering overnight stays at Fukuyama Castle, a site dating back 400 ... government and businesses to find ways to draw visitors to less-traveled areas.

Upon being proclaimed Shogun (feudal military dictator) of Japan in 1603, Ieyasu constructed a palace that would reflect his supreme power. Nijo Castle in central Kyoto was certainly ostentatious ...

“And many, many of them are castles,” he added of the facades of around 200 love hotels captured in his new photography series. While guests can rent rooms by the night, Japan’s love hotels ...

Himeji Castle, one of Japan's first four UNESCO World Heritage sites, is pictured in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, in 2023. (Mainichi/Nobuya Muramoto) HIMEJI, Hyogo -- A ticket to the famously ...