fukugō tenshu 複合天守

Keywords
Architecture
Castles

Also fukugōshiki tenshu 複合式天守. A large tower, *daitenshu 大天守, with a small tower, *kotenshu 小天守, or other subsidiary structure, like an entrance hall, *genkan 玄関, or long and narrow gallery, *tamon 多聞, built next to it. An example is the donjon of Matsue-jō 松江城, Shimane Prefecture, which has an attached tower, tsukeyagura 付櫓.

 

Matsuejou Tenshu 松江城天守 (Shimane)
a) *tenshu 天守   b) tsukeyagura 付櫓
Matsue-jō Tenshu 松江城天守 (Shimane)