The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of ...

NAGOYA—The famed “rebirth” of a pair of 17th century gold “shachihoko” tiger-fish ornaments on Nagoya Castle that were ...

You are an innocent traveler who has decided, either by choice or by some kind of error in judgement, to walk into the zone where patrons can buy pigeon food and, well... feed them. Regardless of your ...

On our right was Nijo Castle, where, Nishibori informed me, the Meiji Restoration began. It was here, in 1868, that the last shogun, Yoshinobu Tokugawa, returned political power to Emperor Meiji ...

One of the most acclaimed dramas of the streaming era is set to return for a second season, with not one, but two familiar ...

Hiroyuki Sanada as Lord Yoshii Toranaga: Based on Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu ... a shinobi attack on Osaka castle ends with Mariko's death. This forces the regents to declare war on Toranaga but ...

Looking for day trip options within a two-hour drive of Tokyo? These destinations offer many architectural, cultural, and ...

The robust buildings that once protected Tokugawa military government's Osaka Castle have now become Important Cultural Properties The Main Tower of Osaka Castle stands within the ruins of Osaka ...

In case you’re unfamiliar with the events in early Edo period Japan, Tokugawa Ieyasu (whom Yoshii Toranaga is ... (Nakamura Yaechiyo and Ochiba no Kata in the series) stay in Osaka Castle. Eight years ...

Although it was never attacked, thanks to the peace that followed Tokugawa’s iron-fisted unification of Japan, the castle suffered numerous fires over the centuries, requiring the rebuilding of ...