Majestically sitting on a hill, Maruoka Castle can be found watching the small city of Sakai in Fukui Prefecture. According to legend, a thick mist surrounds the castle whenever enemies approach.

Maruoka Castle was built in 1576 and is among the oldest of the 12 surviving castles from Japan’s premodern era. A park has been built around the castle, which has been designated an important ...

Since 2019, Shirobito, a Japanese online media platform specialising in castles, compiles an annual list of Japan’s top 20 ...

Maruoka Castle, one of 12 remaining original castles in Japan. Image: baku13/Wikimedia Commons-CC BY-SA 2.1 jp Constructed at the end of the 16th century, the city of Sakai’s Maruoka Castle was ...

There’s also an ongoing projection mapping light show by Naked at Maruoka Castle. One of Hokkaido’s oldest parks is also running its own digital art event. Called Kamuy Lumina, an Enchanted ...