mushabashiri　武者走

KEY WORD :　architecture / castles

Lit. warrior run. The wide section built inside a wall on the level top of an earthen embarkment *doi 土居 or stone wall *ishigaki 石垣. A defensive garrison inside the castle uses the warrior run to move around the castle wall to counter enemy movement.

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*ausaka 合坂, *kasanezaka 重坂, *gangisaka 雁木坂

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