lies the awe-inspiring ‘Mountain Castle in the Sky’ known as Bitchu Matsuyama Castle. This magnificent castle is in the Takahashi City of the Okayama Prefecture in Japan. It is the only mountain ...

Enveloped in a sea of clouds, Bitchū Matsuyama ... with the castle seemingly floating on a sea of clouds. Starting with Takeda Castle in Hyōgo, known as the “Machu Picchu of Japan,” along ...

The landslide occurred early Friday morning as the weather agency warned of heavy rain in western Japan, with officials ... of a hill where the imposing Matsuyama Castle is located.

Bitchu Matsuyama Castle is the only mountain castle in Japan that still retains its original “donjon,” or main keep, built before the Edo Period (1603-1867). As the autumn leaves continue to ...

Turns out haiku doesn’t need to have three lines—and other things you might learn on a tour of Japan’s historic poetry sites. A 17th-century feudal castle overlooks Matsuyama, Japan ...