When you visit Himeji Castle, the first thing that catches your eye is the white keep that seems to float in the sky.However, ...
Until the end of the Edo period, there were about 300 castles in Japan. However, only 12 of them still have their original ...
As morning mist drifts across Japan’s Mount Himeyama, the silhouette of Himeji Castle emerges, its white walls glowing softly against the sky. Layered roofs and the soaring main keep (central, ...
Nestled near the peak of Mount Gagyu, at an impressive elevation of 430 meters, lies the awe-inspiring ‘Mountain Castle in the Sky’ known as Bitchu Matsuyama Castle. This magnificent castle is in the ...
In the mid-1480s, Erasmus took refuge in Predjama Castle after killing Count Pappenheim in a controversial duel. Habsburg Emperor Frederick III ordered a siege, but Erasmus held out for over a year, ...