A 400-year-old stone wall once part of Edo Castle, discovered only last year at what is now the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, is likely the castle’s oldest existing remnant ever unearthed ...

Located on the former site of Edo Castle, it embodies both the old and new Japan ... The palace itself is a blend of traditional Japanese architecture and modern influences, echoing the duality of the ...

Striving to restore their original appearances, many feudal-era castles around Japan are replacing their modern concrete ... for the entire Edo Period (1603-1867). Himeji Castle in Hyogo ...

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 is part of the ...