Travellers are spoilt for choice in Japan — whether a first-timer to the country or a repeat visitor, try these alternative ...

Himeji Castle, which was registered as Japan's first World Heritage site ... In June 2024, Mayor Hideyasu Kiyomoto made headlines by suggesting, with overseas tourist facilities in mind, that ...

The words lace and to lace have been used for the thin bands made ... of castles were destroyed and covered with rubble. A lace fragment of poor quality was also found in Dublin Castle. Gold ...

A ceremony to distribute traditional round rice cakes was held on Monday at Hikone Castle in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. The castle is designated as a national treasure. Eleven members of the ...

Hever Castle, near Edenbridge, was awarded gold in the prestigious Beautiful South Awards for 2024/25. The Hever Castle B&B team has won another top award Organised by Tourism South East ...

It is not China that is trying to have it both ways ... succeeded in getting Europe and Asia to chorus in one voice the US-made mantra of democracy versus authoritarianism, highlighting US hopes ...

The team is made up of a dozen students who skip their holidays to give the tiny turtles a chance to survive. There are just 1,000 green turtles left in the Mediterranean, and one in three buries ...

Hyogo Prefecture--Himeji Castle is undoubtedly one of the best preserved feudal era castles in Japan, but visitors rarely get the opportunity to explore the entire medieval complex. But that has ...

KYOTO--Researchers here unearthed the stone foundations of a castle erected by 16th century warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi that earned the moniker “fabled castle” because it was destroyed in an ...

Ice Castles, which are both temporary art installations and tourist attractions, feature towers, tunnels, archways and caves, all created by growing, harvesting and arranging thousands of icicles ...

After about a half-mile, it comes to a four-way junction with the Purple Loop; Gold continues left with views of Castle Rock's namesake outcrop. The next stretch is a fast, flowy ride for bikers ...