Work is about to begin to restore a historic mound where a castle once stood 800 years ago. Missing stones will be replaced on the motte wall of the former Bedford Castle site, the mortar repointed ...

Currently, a project is under way to rebuild damaged stone walls there, boosted by traditional craftsmanship and the latest technology. The project is helping the castle again attract sightseers ...

OTSU--A 30-meter-long stone wall and a moat were unearthed at the site of the castle belonging to the 16th-century samurai general who betrayed feudal warlord Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582). The city ...