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Flatland-Mountain / Hirayamajiro
These castles were built during the Sengoku Period. The hirayamajiro's
good and bad points lie with the other two types of castles: the
mountaintop (yamajiro) and the
flatland (hirajiro). The location of the hirayamajiro is
already a combination of the two; it is on a low mountain or high hill
with a valley or flat land in front or surrounding it. Though these types of
castles have an easier way for communication than the mountaintop castles, it
is still harder than the flatland ones. Also, the security and view of these
hirayamajiros are not as great as the mountaintop mountains. To protect
against these downfalls, stronger protective parts were built (walls, moats, etc.).
- To see an enlarged photo of your castle, click on its picture.
- To find out more information about it, click on its name.
Hikone Castle
This castle's tenshu is not only famous because it was named a national
treasure, but also because it originally belonged to another castle.
Himeji Castle
This castle is undoubtedly a beautiful castle with its distinct roof.
It is on of the earlier castles to use white clay to cover its roof and
from that obtained its nickname: the White Heron Castle.
Hirosaki Castle
There was a period of 200 years from the 17th to 19th century where
this castle didn't have a tenshu.
Inuyama Castle
This castle has a great view due to its unique location. Its tenshu was
built on the edge of a steep hill with a wall under it leading to a river.
Kochi Castle
This castle has gone through many of natures disasters: earthquakes and fires.
Because of this, many reconstruction projects and rebuilding have taken
place since it was first built in 1603.
Kumamoto Castle
Though the castle's great tenshu was destroyed during a seige, the yagura in
this picture displays some of the same features of a tenshu.
Marugame Castle
All that remains from this castle is its tenshu and two gates.
Matsue Castle
This castle was built atop a hill and has a moat surrounding its grounds
that was entirely man-made.
Matsuyama Castle
The tenshu of this castle was originally built in 1601, but since then,
it has been rebuilt twice.
Nihonmatsu Castle
This castle is actually a combination of the remains of two different ones: one
at the top of the hill and the other at its base.
Uwajima Castle
The unique and different thing about this castle's tenshu is that it
is smaller than its visible stone base, unlike other castle tenshus,
which are generally larger.
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