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2. Kumamoto Castle - Wikipedia

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   The smaller castle tower, built sometime after the keep, had several facilities including a well and kitchen. [1] In 1610, the Honmaru Goten Palace was completed. [1] The castle complex measures roughly 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) from east to west, and measures 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) from north to south. The castle keep is 30.3 metres (99 ft) tall.

3. Nijō Castle - Wikipedia

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   Nijō Castle (二条城, Nijō-jō) is a flatland castle in Kyoto, Japan. The castle consists of two concentric rings (Kuruwa) of fortifications, the Ninomaru Palace, the ruins of the Honmaru Palace, various support buildings and several gardens. The surface area of the castle is 275,000 square metres (27.5 ha; 68 acres), of which 8,000 square ...

4. Imperial Palace East Garden - Wikipedia

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   The Ōoku (women's quarters) in the Honmaru. The Honmaru (本丸) area includes the remains of Edo castle's main tower, and lawns, trees and flowers. [4] This was the luxurious innermost part of the palace and the shōgun's main residence. It was destroyed twice, in 1657 and again in 1863. Honmaru palace was also here and was one story high.

5. Kuruwa - Wikipedia

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   The honmaru is placed adjacent to the castle walls, and additional kuruwa are placed surrounding the honmaru. This arrangement is suited for castles built along natural barriers like swamps, rivers, mountains, or cliffs, since the natural barrier can cover the exposed side of the honmaru. Okayama Castle employs this arrangement.

6. Edo Castle - Wikipedia

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   Edo Castle (江戸城, Edo-jō) is a flatland castle that was built in 1457 by Ōta Dōkan in Edo, Toshima District, Musashi Province. [1] In modern times it is part of the Tokyo Imperial Palace in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is therefore also known as Chiyoda Castle (千代田城, Chiyoda-jō).

7. Nagoya Castle - Wikipedia

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   Nagoya Castle (名古屋城, Nagoya-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya, Japan. Nagoya Castle was constructed by the Owari Domain in 1612 during the Edo period on the site of an earlier castle of the Oda clan in the Sengoku period. Nagoya Castle was the heart of one of the most important castle towns in Japan, Nagoya-juku, a post ...