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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 An empty castle or fortress from which the lord and/or his defensive garrison have withdrawn, either… |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 | |
| ransekizumi 乱石積 | ✓ | Also *ranzumi 乱積. Piling up unhewn rocks or random masonry. The earliest and… |
Architecture, Castles |
| renketsu tenshu 連結天守 | ✓ | Also called renketsushiki tenshu 連結式天守. A castle in which the principle tower or keep *… |
Architecture, Castles |
| renritsu tenshu 連立天守 | Lit. "connected towers." Also termed renritsushiki tenshu 連立式天守. An extensive, highly-developed castle complex… |
Architecture, Castles |