tojou 外城
KEY WORD : architecture / castles
 
Also read sotojiro. An outer castle or fortification.

1 A separately enclosed fortification erected in an enclosed area outside the main castle though typically connected to it. Identical with sotoguruwa 外郭.

2 A fortification located at a site separated from the main castle. It has the same meaning as branch castle *shijou 支城.
 
 

 
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