Keywords
Architecture
Castles
Also written 刎橋. A draw bridge. A bridge that has a metal hinge attached to the castle side and a rope attached to the the opposite side of the moat, which enables the bridge to be pulled up. This enabled the castle garrison to restrict entrance by pulling up the bridge at any moment. The inner compound *honmaru 本丸 of Edojō 江戸城 had a northern and a western hanebashi.