Many of the castles, Shiro in Japanese, as known by adding the kanji character of –jo to their name – Japan’s most famous ...

The city borders Lake Shinji to the west, and the Sea of Japan to the north and east. Matsue Castle, a national treasure, stands tall in the middle of the city. The castle's moat, filled with ...

The Neuschwanstein Castle, a 19th-century historicist palace in Bavaria, Germany, is renowned for its fairytale-like appearance and is considered one of the most beautiful castles in the world ...

Upon being proclaimed Shogun (feudal military dictator) of Japan in 1603 ... guided tours in English and say the castle and surrounding gardens are quite beautiful. However, because it is on ...

011-44/16-2276-5400, leeds-castle.com, admission (valid for a year) $25.25 (£15). Budget Travel gallery: See the world's most beautiful castles Eilean Donan, Dornie, Scottish Highlands.