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Home My Top 10 Castle List (Basic) Castle List (With Photo) Castle List (With Profile) Original Remaining Castles History of Japanese Castle Structures and More Three Castle Types Geographical Index Castle Stamps Bibliography Resources Links |
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| Mountaintop Castle (Yamajiro) | |||||||||
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| This style of castle was most popular during times of war. Many of the earlier castles were built on mountaintops to protect against attacks and to obtain a superior strategic view. Examples of Mountaintop Castles : Bitchu - Matsuyama Castle Gifu Castle Iwakuni Castle |
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| Flatland - Mountain Castle (Hirayamajiro) | |||||||||
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| This style of castle was built on low mountains or large hills with a flat area spreading out infront of it Examples of Flatland-Mountain Castles : Himeji Castle |
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| Flatland Castle (Hirajiro) | |||||||||
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| This style of castle was commonly built in the middle of a flat area of land. Osaka castle was the first flatland castle to be constructed. Examples of Flatland Castles : Osaka Castle Nagoya Castle Edo Castle Matsumoto Castle |
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| All text and photos (c) 2006 - 2007 Dale Kenny | |||||||||