Dotombori, has many great restaurants, food stalls, and bars lining either side of the canal Osaka is regarded as the ...

First held in 1948 as a symbol of postwar recovery, the festival celebrates the cultural legacy of Himeji Castle. The celebration kicks off on May 16 with Takigi Noh, Japan’s oldest form of ...

Human history is etched into the landscape at sites like Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Petra in Jordan, and Japan’s Himeji Castle, ...

Of the Brideshead Revisited manse, designer Remy Renzullo says “the notion of ‘finished’ doesn’t really exist” ...

Plenty of real castles could pass for fantasy illustrations, but their stories are far more layered than anything in fiction.

Cultural Discoveries are a minor collectible in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. They're floating balls of light that, when looked at with Observe, will add an entry into the Codex, detailing the real ...

Three Chinese men have been arrested for alleged possession of several thousand protected hermit crabs in the southwestern Japan city of Amami, police said. Liao Zhibin, 24, Song Zhenhao, 26, and Guo ...

Japan has seen an increase in robberies and other illegal acts by tokuryū, a new type of loosely organized criminal group that recruits members on social media with the promise of high payouts.

Since the launch of the North Coast 500 driving route in 2015, visitor numbers at Dunrobin have more than doubled to in excess of 100,000 and inside the castle they are greeted by cut flowers from ...

Take a look inside a 17th century castle in Northumberland which is believed to have been made out of Hadrian's Wall stone. The 'stunning' property has a Pele Tower and Lodge, and is being ...

Himeji-jo Castle in Hyogo prefecture was designated as a National Treasure in 1951, and became Japan's first place to gain World Cultural Heritage site listing in 1993. The castle dates back to 1346 ...