| Title | Contains Image(s) | Description | Keywords |
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| hachimaki doi 鉢巻土居 | A "headband" earthen embankment. An earthen embankment with a stone wall constructed on the upper portion. Also … |
Architecture, Castles | |
| hanebashi 桔橋 | Also written 刎橋. A draw bridge. A bridge that has a metal hinge attached to the castle side and a rope attached to the the… |
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| hanmasugata 半桝形 | A type of protective box-shaped enclosure *masugata 桝形, found at a castle… |
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| heishitaji nuki-no-ireyō 塀下地貫入様 | A method used to insert braces into an earthen wall. One brace was placed above the upper cross piece. Another brace was… |
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| heishitaji 塀下地 | The material used to build an earthen wall for a castle. This material must be harder than that used for residences in… | Architecture, Castles | |
| hikaebei 控塀 | Any upright pole or post which forms the inner core of an earthen wall with a tiled and gabled roof. One example is found… |
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| hikaegui 控杭 | Any upright pole or post added to the inside of a castle wall for extra support. While hikaegui increased the strength of… | Architecture, Castles | |
| hikihashi 引橋 | 1 Lit. a pull bridge. A type bridge that can be pulled into a castle. One such example is the … |
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| hira-ishi 平石 | Also tsuki-ishi 築石. Broad, flat construction stones used to build the main sections of stone walls *… |
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| hirajiro 平城 | Lit. flatland castle. A castle built on a plain with the main defensive elements being rivers, swamps, and man-made moats.… |
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| hirayamajiro 平山城 | Also read hirasanjiro. Lit. flatland mountain castle. A castle built on a low mountain, defined as 20 to 100 m high… |
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| hizumiguruwa 邪郭 | Also written 斜郭. A diagonal section of wall forming part of a gateway barrier *… |
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| hōkeiyakata 方形館 | Lit. Square-shape mansion. A medieval fortified military-class mansion that is surrounded by a square-shaped, or more… |
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| honjō 本城 | 1 The main or central fortification withina single castle. It is similar to *… |
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| honmaru 本丸 | Lit. main circle. The principal compound in a castle complex which has more than one compound or ward. It is often, but not… |
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| hori 堀 | ✓ | A moat that completely or partially surrounds a castle, palace, or mansion. Moats are primarily for protection but may… |
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| horikiri 堀切 | A dry moat *karabori 空堀, dug to separate and hinder passage between two peaks… |
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| horiuchimichi 堀内道 | A pathway that runs along the bottom of a dry moat *karabori 空堀. Dry moats… |
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| uchi-umadashi 内馬出 | Lit. "inner horse exit." A defensive installation *umadashi 馬出 constructed to fortify the… |
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| uchibori 内堀 | 1 The inner moat of a castle that has two or more moats. |
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| uchiguruwa 内郭 | Also read naikaku. Also called naijō 内城. An inner compound. Generally, it refers to the central… |
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| uchikomihagi 打込矧ぎ | ✓ | Lit. "pounded and inserted stone joinery." The most common stone work technique used to build a dry construction castle wall… |
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| uchimasugata 内桝形 | Lit. "inner square box." A type of walled compound *masugata 桝形… |
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| uchisoto hachimonji 内外八文字 | A type of loophole *sama 狭間. An opening in a wall for soldiers to… |
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| umadashi koguchi 馬出虎口 | A main castle gate *koguchi 虎口 with a small barrier or compound… |
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| umadashi 馬出 | A castle entrance barrier. A small barrier or compound, built in front of a castle gate *… |
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| umijiro 海城 | Castle on the sea. |
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