sougamae 総構
KEY WORD : architecture / castles
 
Also termed sougawa 総河, sometimes written 総側 or 総川, souguruwa 総郭, 総曲輪. The enclosure that surrounds a town below a castle *joukamachi 城下町. this includes the earthen embankment, the stone wall, and the moat. When a castle has more than one surrounding enclosure, sougamae refers to the outermost one.
 
 

 
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