Nagoya Castle is known for the golden shachihoko “tiger-fish” ornaments that adorn the main tower. The town surrounding the castle grew to become the largest city in Japan’s Chūbu region, now home to ...

NAGOYA--In an apparent contradiction with Japan’s pacifist Constitution, Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura said dying for one’s ...

NAGOYA, Japan >> Nagoya is thinking about installing small elevators in Nagoya Castle to make the structure accessible to disabled visitors. The addition would come during a wooden reconstruction of ...

While many Japanese cities have a castle as their most iconic symbol and biggest tourism draw, the irony is that these salutes to their samurai past are often built out of modern materials.

A large crowd bids farewell to a departing "moat train" at the now-defunct Horikawa Station in Nagoya's Naka Ward, Feb. 14, 1976. (Mainichi) Nagoya Castle, located in Nagoya's Naka Ward, was built in ...

The Chrysanthemum Corridor on the north side of the castle will be open to visitors for the very first time. This special area is one of the most luxurious sections of the castle grounds and features ...

As is the case in many cities in Japan, Nagoya Castle is a modern, concrete reconstruction. Originally, Japan’s castles were made out of wood, which meant they frequently ended up ravaged by flames ...