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

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 ...

MIHARU, Fukushima Prefecture--The ruins of Miharu Castle, which once dominated this town in northeastern Japan, can now be viewed in all its former glory courtesy of an app developed by the ...

Striving to restore their original appearances, many feudal-era castles around Japan are replacing their modern concrete-built main keeps with ones made from timber. In bygone days, every ...

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.