honjou　本城

KEY WORD :　architecture / castles

1　The main or central fortification within a single castle. It is similar to *honmaru 本丸, the inner compound of a castle. 2　The principal castle of a group. An important castle which has several branch castles *shijou 支城; honjou refers to the castle where the lord of the domain resides.

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