Himeji Castle is called the “White Egret ... Kenrokuen Gardens are said to be the 3rd most beautiful gardens in Japan, making ...

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After years of bitter strife, the aging samurai lord Tokugawa Ieyasu finally wrested power from Japan's many ... and say the castle and surrounding gardens are quite beautiful.

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Hyogo Prefecture--Himeji Castle is undoubtedly one of the best preserved feudal era castles in Japan, but visitors rarely get the opportunity to explore the entire medieval complex. But that has ...

The Neuschwanstein Castle, a 19th-century historicist palace in Bavaria, Germany, is renowned for its fairytale-like appearance and is considered one of the most beautiful castles in the world ...