About Kagemori
A historical tour company in Nagoya, built on the belief that a castle is a place where real people made decisions that shaped generations.
The name
Kagemori is written 影守: kage, shadow, and mori, to guard or keep. It names what we try to do. History leaves shadows on the land: walls without buildings, fields without battles, towns that moved away. We guard those shadows and help people see what cast them.
Our emblem is the shachihoko, the guardian fish that crowns Japanese castle roofs and, in gold, became the symbol of Nagoya.
To preserve not merely the memory of history, but its meaning.
Founder & Historical Guide
Noah Schuster
Kagemori began with a fascination with Japanese castles: not only their architecture, but the people behind them. Every wall was ordered by someone weighing risk, cost and ambition, and every castle records decisions that shaped the lives of generations who came after.
Noah's approach is built on firsthand exploration and careful research. He is pursuing visits to all two hundred castles on Japan's two official castle lists, a journey he calls the 200 Project, and is developing a book from it.
Kagemori exists to share that understanding: to help visitors see historical sites not as backdrops, but as places where history was decided.
What we hold to
Curiosity
Start with questions. Why here? Why then? Who paid for it, and who lost by it?
Firsthand exploration
Go and look. The ground, the stones and the view still hold evidence that books cannot.
Careful research
Separate the record from the legend, and be clear about which is which.