While most travellers head south of Tokyo, those who venture up to the far north of Honshu island will be rewarded with Japan’s trademark scenic trains, samurai castles and local crafts — but fewer ...

400: That’s about how many years old Japan’s Hirosaki Castle is. It’s also how many tons it weighs. And yet it was successfully lifted two feet in the air and 230 feet down the road. That’s the insane ...

A 400-year-old Japanese castle has been lifted 60 centimeters (two feet) from the ground to allow for reconstruction of the stone walls beneath it. According to Hirosaki City in Aomori prefecture, ...

As part of a bid to preserve a historic park, a city in Japan is reportedly raising donations in bitcoin. The city of Hirosaki, according to a report from national public broadcaster NHK, is ...