Vanquish0CC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia CommonsA mountain castle in Kagoshima.
Basic information
- Type
- Gusukustone-walled strongholds of the Ryukyu Islands, often also sacred places
- Setting
- Mountain castle (yamajiro)built on a mountain; expect a climbWikidata
- Keep (tenshu)
- Not yet confirmedwhether a keep existed is still being checked
- Remains to see
- Baileys / enclosures (kuruwa), Trench cuts (horikiri), Turrets or turret basesWikipedia (ja)
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