MATSUMOTO, Nagano Prefecture—Matsumoto city will raise entrance fees for Matsumoto Castle but will not charge foreign tourists more than Japanese visitors, Mayor Yoshinao Gaun said at a news ...

Matsumoto Castle, a designated National Treasure, stands on a plain in Nagano Pref. encircled by rugged mountains. The black-lacquered keep from 1590 comprises five structures and resembles a bird ...

Japan is said to have ... until 2011 restored the original red tiles. This site also carries the history of the tragedy of Aizu's "Byakkotai" (White Tiger Unit) warriors in the 19th-century Boshin War ...