hanmasugata　半桝形

KEY WORD :　architecture / castles

A type of protective box-shaped enclosure *masugata 桝形, found at a castle entrance *koguchi 虎口. Half of the enclosure lies within the castle, and half projects outside the castle walls. The hanmasugata design is a combination of the inner box-enclosure *uchimasugata 内桝形, and outer box-enclosure, sotomasugata 外桝形.

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*masugata koguchi 枡形虎口

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