The current structure was built in 1847 within the nearby Kyoto Imperial Palace before being moved to its current location in 1894. The interior of the palace features original Edo Period (1603 ...

Discover Kyoto, a world of imperial residences and shogun castles, palaces and villas, where every architectural detail speaks volumes about the authority and refinement of traditional court life.

The excavation of ruins of the last castle built by the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi is being hailed as the greatest discovery in Japan of this century. While there have been references in the ...