Lady Mariko’s tragic fate in the Ishido ninja clan explosion in Osaka castle left the plot ... role throughout the storyline of Shogun. The plot explores Japan’s civil war between Hiroyuki ...

Himeji-jo is the finest surviving example of early 17th-century Japanese castle architecture, comprising 83 buildings with highly developed systems of defence and ingenious protection devices dating ...

Upon being proclaimed Shogun (feudal military dictator) of Japan in 1603, Ieyasu constructed a palace that would reflect his supreme power. Nijo Castle in central Kyoto was certainly ostentatious ...

Shogun's Ninja was shot at the iconic Toei Kyoto Studio, a frequent filming site for Japanese period pieces including, most recently, FX's megahit series Shōgun. Fittingly for Sakamoto ...