History

What do you imagine when you hear "Castle Town"? "Castle town" is a type of city developed during the Sengoku period (15th-16th centuries) of Japan and has become the archetype of many of Japan's major modern cities. We introduce 7 Japanese castle towns where you can feel the history and culture.

On April 1st, 2019, Japan's new era name was decided to be "令和(Reiwa)". The new era name "Reiwa" is taken from the "reigetsu（令月）" of the plum blossom song of Japan's oldest poetry anthology "Manyoshu".