Tsugaru Tamenobu (1550–1607), feudal lord of the Tsugaru domain in what is now western Aomori Prefecture, drew up the plans for Hirosaki Castle shortly after taking control of the province but died ...

HIROSAKI, Aomori Prefecture--Hirosaki Castle can now fit in the palm of your hand, thanks to a local advertising designer and a Brazilian man. Hiroyuki Akaishi, 57, created a paper model of the famous ...

400: That’s about how many years old Japan’s Hirosaki Castle is. It’s also how many tons it weighs. And yet it was successfully lifted two feet in the air and 230 feet down the road. That’s the insane ...

Located in present-day Aomori Prefecture at the northernmost end of Japan’s largest island, Honshū, Hirosaki was a flourishing castle town during the Edo period (1603–1868). Today, the former site of ...

Once every century, Hirosaki in Aomori Prefecture experiences an unusual event — the Hirosaki Moving Castle Project — when the city relocates an entire castle using manpower only. This year is that ...

HIROSAKI, Aomori -- An ambitious project to recreate a huge ukiyo-e painting using only apples kicked off beside Hirosaki Castle's keep here on Oct. 10. The fruit-based work of art, which is being ...

Over the weekend I drove to Hirosaki, a western city of Aomori, known for beautiful cherry blossoms. There are about 2600 cherry trees around the famous castle built in 1611 by the Tsugaru Clan. It is ...

The castle city of Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, has moved into the digital currency age with the launch of a project to use bitcoin to lure international travelers and preserve the city's historic ...

That's about how many years old Japan's Hirosaki Castle is. It's also how many tons it weighs. And yet it was successfully lifted two feet in the air and 230 feet down the road. To move the building, ...