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JAANUS

mizubori 水堀

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Architecture

Castles

A water-filled moat. Dry or empty moats are called *karabori 空堀.

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JAANUS is the on-line Dictionary of Japanese Architectural and Art Historical Terminology compiled by Dr. Mary Neighbour Parent.

Originally built by the Atsumi International Scholarship Foundation, it is now hosted and maintained by the Media Center for Art History at Columbia University