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Tenshu (天守, 天主, 殿主, 殿守, also
called tenshukaku, 天守閣) is an
architectural typology found in ****anese
castle complexes. They are
easily identifiable as the...
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almost all ****anese
castles from the Azuchi-Momoyama
period onward, the
tenshu (天守, main keep), the most
prominent structure, was used as a storehouse...
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listed as a
National Treasure of ****an, and is one of the
twelve surviving tenshu in ****an. It is
surrounded by 4
buildings which have also been designated...
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flourishing town, and
religious life. The keep,
called tenshu (or tenshukaku), was a seven-storey
building with six
floors above ground...
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Ghost Story kabuki play by
Nanboku Tsuruya IV; "Goddess of the Dark
Tower (
Tenshu Monogatari)",
based on the play by Kyōka Izumi; and "Goblin Cat (Bake Neko)"...
- Prefectures. The
tenshu of
Inuyama Castle, one of only 12 pre-modern
tenshu remaining in existence, has been
determined to be the
oldest remaining tenshu, dating...
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formerly walled and
separated by moats. It is
unusual in that its Edo
period tenshu and most of its
outline remains intact.
Noted historian and
author Shiba...
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divided internally by
walls and corridors, and the
tenshu is in the
northwest corner. The
original tenshu under the Gamō clan was a m****ive seven-story structure...
- is now a
public park
noted for its sakura. The castle's
relatively small tenshu (castle keep)
claims to be the
oldest in the country, a
claim which is challenged...
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built of wood and
plaster on a
stone foundation.
Generally the main keep or
tenshu was
positioned at the
highest point,
surrounded by a
series of interlocking...
