On July 31, Nijo Castle will permanently close its doors after nearly 40 years in business. In 2022, the Newark Planning Commission approved plans to demolish the site and erect a five-story AC ...

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.

After years of bitter strife, the aging samurai lord Tokugawa Ieyasu finally wrested power from Japan's many warring clans and unified them at the turn of the 17th century. Upon being proclaimed ...