honjou 本城
KEY WORD : architecture / castles
 
1 The main or central fortification within a single castle. It is similar to *honmaru 本丸, the inner compound of a castle.

2 The principal castle of a group. An important castle which has several branch castles *shijou 支城; honjou refers to the castle where the lord of the domain resides.
 
 

 
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