Kansai Tour the Sites Linked to Hideyoshi and Toshiie in 360° | Azuchi Castle
Explore mansion sites linked by tradition to Hideyoshi and Maeda Toshiie in ten 360° views, from the stable area to the upper terrace before your visit.
Hideyoshi Travel Guide Detailed
Kansai 
Kansai Okaguchi Gate and the Matsu-no-maru Walls: Walking Wakayama Castle’s Outer Bailey
Walk all 11 spots of Wakayama Castle's outer bailey: the Important Cultural Property Okaguchi Gate, a 14m stone wall, and ties to the 2026 taiga drama.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi Odani Castle Ruins South Route | Museum, Guide Station, Demaru, Bansho, and Sakurababa
A detailed English guide to the lower and forward-defense route of Odani Castle Ruins: Odani Castle Sengoku History Museum, Sengoku Guide Station, Demaru, Kingomaru, Bansho, Ochaya, Oumaya, Uma-arai-ba, and Sakurababa. Includes photos, maps, walking notes, access, and detailed historic data.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi Honmaru, Sannomaru, and the Great Stone Walls | 14 Main-Bailey Sites at Odani Castle Ruins
A detailed English guide to the northern/main-bailey route of Odani Castle Ruins: Kubisue-ishi, Kurogane Gate, Ohiroma, Akao Residence, Honmaru, Obikuruwa, Otsubone Residence, Large Dry Moat, Nakamaru, Katanaraike Pond, Kyogokumaru, Komaru, Great Stone Walls, and Sannomaru.
Ieyasu Travel Guide Detailed Himeji Castle Area 0: Complete Guide – Table of Contents
The full Himeji Castle guide, organized into 6 areas and 90 spots — from the Main Gate and Princess Sen's Nishi-no-Maru quarters to the National Treasure Main Keep and Kōkoen Garden. Jump straight to the area you want to explore.
Kansai Himeji Castle Area 3: Main Keep and Connecting Towers
Follow the labyrinth of gates — I-no-Mon to Mizunorokumon — up to Himeji Castle's National Treasure Main Keep, Osakabe Shrine, and the connected East and West Small Keeps. 23 spots.
Kansai Himeji Castle Area 4: East Bailey and Okiku’s Well
From the Bizenmaru compound beneath the Main Keep to the legendary Okiku's Well, explore Himeji Castle's East Bailey — its final gates, Harakirimaru, and the Taiko drum turret.
Kansai Himeji Castle Area 6: Gardens, Shrines and Surroundings
Explore the quiet outer edges of Himeji Castle — Kōkoen Garden, the Otokoyama shrines linked to Princess Sen, and the scattered gate ruins and moat remnants of the old castle town.
Kansai Himeji Castle Area 5: Moats, Stone Walls and Defenses
Trace Himeji Castle's outer defenses — the elegant Ōugi no Kōbai fan-shaped slope, the Ninomaru defensive grounds, the Sangoku-bori moat, and stone walls tied to Kuroda
Kansai Himeji Castle Area 2: Nishi-no-Maru – The Princess’s Retreat
Explore Nishi-no-Maru, the West Bailey where Princess Sen (Senhime) once lived. The Keshō Yagura turret, the 240-meter Hyakken Rōka corridor, and 12 spots with access and history.
