When it was first dug, the Chidorigafuchi moat was meant to keep people away from the shogun’s stronghold of Edo Castle, ...

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 ...

This town in Japan is only 30 minutes by train from Tokyo. Here's why this underrated destination is perfect for history ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--From Friday, March 7 to Sunday, March 9, 2025, Tokyo Metropolis will hold the “Edo Tokyo Kirari Project’s EDO TOKYO TIMELESS Exhibition: Encountering Tokyo’s Time ...

that once stood in Edo (present-day Tokyo). The overnight castle stay program will start in July. Guests will be picked up by a rickshaw at JR Marugame Station to ride to the Ote Ichi-no-mon gate ...