kotenshu 小天守
KEY WORD : architecture / castles
 
A small subsidiary tower. When a castle complex has two or more donjons, the largest is called *daitenshu 大天守, or princpal tower. The others are called kotenshu. At Himejijou 姫路城 in Hyougo prefecture, for example, there is a daitenshu and three kotenshu.
 
 

 
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