The tower doesn't quite scrape the skyline like the 59-meter-high main keep of Edo Castle once did ... believed to be the biggest one ever built in Japan. But if you catch yourself drifting ...
Pair your visit with the Kokoen Garden, a beautiful Edo-period garden ... plan your Japan trip for the best cherry blossom viewing, as the castle grounds are full of cherry trees.
Most people visiting Japan flock to its number one city ... Today, it houses many valuable artifacts that once belonged to Edo Castle, now the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The best way to get ...
The towers were symbols of shogunate rule for the entire Edo Period (1603-1867 ... at the World Heritage Himeji Castle. Tetsuo Owada, chairman of the Japan Castle Foundation, said walking ...
When it was first dug, the Chidorigafuchi moat was meant to keep people away from the shogun’s stronghold of Edo Castle, which is what used to occupy the spot in the center of downtown Tokyo which now ...