The Siege of Odawara forced the rival Hojo clan to hole up in Iwatsuki Castle before it fell. The Owada jinya, located about 6.5 kilometers away, may have been its branch castle. Four unglazed ...

When I visited a bookstore in central Tokyo on Jan. 9, I came across a corner featuring the Hojo clan, which wielded enormous ... focusing on the family by Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK).

[5] Modern-day Morioka used to be the seat of the Nanbu clan. For centuries, these samurai warriors ruled over a large part of the Tohoku region of northern Japan. The castle dominated the valley ...