Japanese castles
Feudal lord residences
Japanese castles are fortified structures built primarily during Japan's feudal period, serving as military strongholds and symbols of a lord's power.
Distinguished by their stone foundations, wooden superstructures, and distinctive curved roofs, they typically feature a central tower called a tenshu.
Many survive as reconstructions or ruins and function as historical landmarks: We visited Himeji Castle, the most famous of the Japanese castles.
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- stoneSolid earth fragment
- woodTree-derived building material
- stone masonryBuilding with cut rock
- donjonCastle's fortified central tower
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