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13 of Japan’s best castles

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. During Japan’s Sengoku “Warring States” era (1467-1615), castles were constructed, bolstered and fortified all across the Japanese ...

Japan dismantled a 400-year-old castle stone by stone before a dam flooded the valley, then rebuilt it exactly as it had stood centuries earlier

Kumamoto Castle is undergoing a significant restoration after the 2016 earthquake damaged its historic structure. Workers are ...
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Get an insider’s look at Japan’s famous castles

If I could time travel, I probably wouldn't choose Japan during the late 15th- to early 17th-centuries. Those were times of great upheaval and constant civil wars, as feudal lords (daimyo) staked out ...
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Feature: Deteriorating Japan castles face high costs, debates over renovation

OSAKA - Several Japanese castles with wooden structures dating back to the feudal era were destroyed during World War II. Although they were later rebuilt using steel-reinforced concrete, they have ...
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You Can Have a Japanese Castle of Your Own for $64K, but There’s a Twist

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Mauro Flamini/REDA/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Fans can buy a Japanese castle of their own for $64K, but ...
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Japan’s first-ever hotel in a wooden castle breathes new life into fading rural town

A new Japanese hotel is offering travelers a first-of-its-kind experience – to live like a medieval lord in a real castle keep. Ozu Castle in Ehime prefecture’s Ozu town is the first and only castle ...