Just 50 miles from central Tokyo, Odawara is an attractive port town with a rich history. Today, travelers can experience this past by signing up to live a day in the life of a “lord.” ...

Located in the centre of Kyoto, less than 1 km from Nijo Castle, Kiraku Yoka Japanese-style house with a courtyard provides air-conditioned accommodation with free WiFi and a flat-screen TV. The ...

- Odawara Tourism Association The innermost courtyard is across another bridge over a moat, up a flight of steep steps and through a gate set into a two-meter-thick wall. At night, the bright white ...

Simon Celestine arrived at Odawara castle as a tourist from France but he is now lord of one of the most impressive feudal-era fortresses in Japan – if only for a day. Just 50 miles (80 ...