The excavation of ruins of the last castle built by the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi is being hailed as the greatest discovery in Japan of this century. While there have been references in the ...

KYOTO—One of the main buildings at Nijo-jo Castle here, a UNESCO World Heritage site, will reopen to the public on Sept. 1 after being closed for 17 years, the city government announced on June 17.

On your way back to central Kyoto, stop by Nijo Castle. Another UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kyoto, Nijo Castle is one of the best-known castles in Japan. Built in 1603, it once served as the ...

Nijo Castle in central Kyoto was certainly ostentatious enough to fit the bill. Unlike other noble homes of the day, Tokugawa's gleaming white structure – decorated with ornate wood carvings ...

a metaverse Kyoto. Metaverse Nijo-jo encourages people to visit in person Nijo-jo was recreated in the virtual world so that people from around the globe could enjoy the castle and the same ...