tsukimiyagura 月見櫓
KEY WORD : architecture / castles
 
A moon viewing tower of the *yagura 櫓 type found at a number of castles. Also chakutouragura 着到櫓 or monomi-no-yagura 物見の櫓. Representative examples include the tsukimiyagura at Okayamajou 岡山城 in Okayama prefecture, Matsumotojou 松本城 in Nagano prefecture, and Takamatsujou 高松城 (North Ward) in Kagawa prefecture. Often classed as *tsuzukiyagura 続櫓 (connecting tower) Okayamajou and *sumiyagura 隅櫓 (corner tower) Takamatsujou.
 

Matsumotojou Tsukimiyagura 松本城月見櫓 (Nagano)

 
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