Katsuo-ji offers visitors two different types of Darumas: the Kachi-Daruma, the classic doll known as “the winning Daruma” ...

Archaeologists rediscover Ichijodani, a formidable stronghold that flourished amid medieval Japan’s brutal power struggles ...

Nearby is Unganzen-ji temple, and the carved stone pathway ... which in 1867 led to the abolition of the samurai class and Japan’s rapid drive towards modernisation. Ironically, the men behind ...

Home to some of Japan's earliest settlers, and the legacy of the samurai, the region is known ... connects ancient temples and sacred sites nestled amid lush forests and dramatic cliffs.

My romantic westernised impressions of Japan began at an early age. I grew up watching movies like Seven Samurai and Ran by ... excursion leads me to discover temples and colourful shrines flanked ...

Exploring Historical Authenticity Set during a tumultuous period of Japan's unification, Assassin's Creed: Shadows brilliantly intertwines real historical events with fictional narratives. The game's ...