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| A guard tower set atop the corners of a castle's stone wall and other strategic positions overlooking the surrounding area. Originally the term referred to a watch tower *seirou δO, constructed at a time of war. It had a simple wooden framework and no roof. Gradually it became a solid timber-frame structure with a tiled roof and thick walls aligned with the plane of the stone embankment and outer castle wall *hei ». Often it is connected to walls and other yagura, and looks like a connecting gallery. It is classified by location, function, and appearance. The yagura gate *yaguramon Eε, serves as a two story gate in a barbican gate complex *masugata `. The outward appearance varies: there are single and double roofed towers, four- cornered towers, and triple-roofed structures. The origin of the term is said to be ξq (arrow storehouse), and later some served as armories. Others functioned as storehouses for rice or salt. The idokuruwa yagura δΛsE housed the all important well. A *tsukimiyagura ©E might have an open design for moon viewing. For specific examples and illustrations, see also some of the other different types of yagura, corner tower *sumiyagura χE, projecting tower or gallery deyagura oE, many gallery tamon'yagura ½·E (see *tamon ½·), connecting gallery/tower *watariyagura nE. | ||||||
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 *sumiyagura χEF
Kumamotojou Udoyagura F{ιFyE (Kumamoto) ![Matsuejou Ό]ι (Shimane)](../data_image/image_y/yagura2.jpg) tsukeyagura tEF
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