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| Title | Contains Image(s) | Description | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| aiyokoya-no-sama 合横矢の狭間 | Also aiyokoya 合横矢. Lit. loophole for opposing lateral arrows. A loophole constructed in a castle wall or rampart to… |
Architecture, Castles | |
| akijiro 明城 | Also written 空城. An empty castle or fortress from which the lord and/or his defensive garrison have withdrawn, either… |
Architecture, Castles | |
| ausaka 合坂 | Also read aisaka. A type of warrior run *mushabashiri 武者走, where… |
Architecture, Castles | |
| azuchi-umadashi 的山馬出 | Also written 安土馬出. A type of defensive gateway barrier *umadashi 馬出,… |
Architecture, Castles | |
| fukinukimon 吹貫門 | A gate without doors. It may be a roofed opening in a fence or wall, but no gate leaves are hung on the structure. |
Architecture, Castles | |
| fukugō tenshu 複合天守 | ✓ | Also fukugōshiki tenshu 複合式天守. A large tower, *daitenshu 大天守, with… |
Architecture, Castles |
| futaebei 二重塀 | Also called taikobei 太鼓塀 or drum wall. A double castle wall that consisted of two separate walls between which… |
Architecture, Castles |