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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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listed as a
National Treasure of ****an, and is one of the
twelve surviving tenshu in ****an. It is
surrounded by four
other buildings also
designated as National...
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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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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)"...
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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...
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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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castle is one of
twelve ****anese
castles to
still have its
original tenshu. The
castle has been
protected as a
National Historic Site
since 1952. It...
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Ehime Prefecture.
Along with
having one of only
twelve remaining original tenshu (main keeps) in the country, ****ū
Matsuyama Castle is
notable as the castle...
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since 1951.
Hikone is one of only
twelve castles in ****an with its
original tenshu, and one of only five
castles with
buildings listed as
National Treasures...
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towers dating from that era,
although the main
palace buildings and the
tenshu tower have been lost.
Numerous temple and
shrine buildings in
Tokyo date...
