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ōte 大手

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Architecture

Castles

Also written 追手.
The front of a castle or fortification. Contrast with karamete 搦手 (the rear of a castle).

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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