Peruvian envoy visits Japan's Machu Picchu

Peruvian envoy visits Japan's Machu Picchu

ASAGO, Japan - Peruvian Ambassador to Japan Elard Escala (C) visits the ruins of Takeda Castle in Asago, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, with his family on Oct. 20, 2014. The ruins are called Japan's Machu Picchu, Peru's historic Inca site.

Lanterns at "castle in the sky" in western Japan

Lanterns at "castle in the sky" in western Japan

Photo taken on Nov. 26, 2022, in Asago in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, shows about 500 lanterns lit at the Takeda Castle ruins, a tourist spot dubbed a "castle in the sky" as it is famous for a sea of clouds surrounding the ruins.

Lanterns at "castle in the sky" in western Japan

Lanterns at "castle in the sky" in western Japan

Photo taken on Nov. 26, 2022, in Asago in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, shows about 500 lanterns lit at the Takeda Castle ruins, a tourist spot dubbed a "castle in the sky" as it is famous for a sea of clouds surrounding the ruins.

Lanterns at "castle in the sky" in western Japan

Lanterns at "castle in the sky" in western Japan

Photo taken on Nov. 26, 2022, in Asago in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, shows about 500 lanterns lit at the Takeda Castle ruins, a tourist spot dubbed a "castle in the sky" as it is famous for a sea of clouds surrounding the ruins.

"Castle in the sky" in western Japan

"Castle in the sky" in western Japan

A sea of clouds surrounds the Takeda Castle ruins, a tourist spot dubbed a "castle in the sky," in Asago in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on the morning of Oct. 15, 2022.

"Castle in the sky" in western Japan

"Castle in the sky" in western Japan

A sea of clouds surrounds the Takeda Castle ruins, a tourist spot dubbed a "castle in the sky," in Asago in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on the morning of Oct. 15, 2022.

Entry to central part of "Japan's Machu Picchu" to resume in March

Entry to central part of "Japan's Machu Picchu" to resume in March

Photo taken in July 2014 shows workers spreading a waterproof sheet over the central part of the Takeda Castle ruins in western Japan to prevent soil outflows, caused by the tramping down of vegetation by tourists, from damaging the feudal-era ruins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Peruvian envoy visits Japan's Machu Picchu

Peruvian envoy visits Japan's Machu Picchu

ASAGO, Japan - Peruvian Ambassador to Japan Elard Escala (C) visits the ruins of Takeda Castle in Asago, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, with his family on Oct. 20, 2014. The ruins are called Japan's Machu Picchu, Peru's historic Inca site. (Kyodo)

"Castle in the sky" in western Japan

"Castle in the sky" in western Japan

A sea of clouds surrounds the Takeda Castle ruins, a tourist spot dubbed a "castle in the sky," in Asago in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on the morning of Nov. 6, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo