kasanezaka　重坂

KEY WORD :　architecture / castles

Also read kasanarizaka. A type of warrior run *mushabashiri 武者走, that ascends to the top of an earthen embankment *doi 土居, or stone wall *ishigaki 石垣, inside a castle. It was comprised of two parallel diagonal sloping paths, one for climbing troops and the other for descending troops, enabling the efficient repositioning of soldiers.

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