tsukejiro　付城

KEY WORD :　architecture / castles

1　A fortification built as a staging camp from which to attack an enemy's castle. It is usually small in scale, with only one or two enclosures, and often with an earthen embankment and a moat. Also called a confronting castle *tai-no-shiro 対の城, or a facing castle mukaijiro 向城. 2　A branch castle or fortification *shijou 支城, separate from the main castle and built at strategic locations within the domain and along its borders.

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