tai-no-shiro　対の城

KEY WORD :　architecture / castles

Lit. confronting castle. Also termed mukaijiro 向城 'facing castle' and *tsukejiro 付城 'annex castle'. A castle built to mount an attack on the castle of the enemy. Usually a temporary structure. A well known example is Ishigakiyama Castle, Ishigakiyamajou 石垣山城 (Kanagawa prefecture,1590) built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi 豊臣秀吉 (1536-98) when he attacked Odawara Castle, Odawarajou 小田原城. Ishigakiyama Castle was reputedly built in 80 days on a hilltop overlooking Odawara; when it was ready, Hideyoshi ordered all the surrounding trees to be felled in one night, suddenly revealing the tai-no-shiro.

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