castle – Japanese history and culture

Kokura Castle, Kitakyushu, Kyushu

A few years ago my wife and I went to Kokura for the day. It`s a big industrial city now

I live only 15 minutes by car away from Onojo. The mountain , Mt Shioji is easily seen from where

Despite Fukuoka castle being one of the all time great castles of Japan (I’m a bit biased as I live

Kumamoto Castle is still one of the most impressive castles in Japan. It is one of the big three which

I am aware of the Toyotomi campaign in Korea but I was pleasantly unaware to the extent of the construction