Metaverse - now this is a buzzword we've heard a lot recently. The city has (re)created part of the castle from the era of a samurai named Oda Nobunaga for the metaverse.

GIFU--To the uninitiated, it looks like another pile of rocks. But stones unearthed here apparently constitute part of the oldest castle keep ever built in Japan. The stones form part of the top ...

GIFU--Once occupied by Japan’s most powerful warlord, Gifu Castle now plays host to visitors eager to explore the iconic fortress, meet samurai warriors and shoot arrows--virtually, that is.

In the city of Gifu, it appeared above Mount Kinka and shined as if to illuminate Gifu Castle on the mountain ... every Monday to Friday at 4 p.m., Japan time. Click/tap here for past installments.