Allure of Japanese Castles According to Castle-Maniac Comedian; Look Beyond Main Keeps, Stone Walls

By Takamichi Asakawa / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
16:51 JST,
November 9, 2024
There has been an unprecedented boom in the popularity of Japanese castles. According to the Japan Castle Foundation, which released a list of Japan’s 100 best castles in 2006, over 6,000 people are certified by the foundation as having visited all the castles on the list this year.
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