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In the spring of 2024, the Sawaguchi Tamon Yagura was opened in place of the main keep which was closed for repairs. This yagura is the left side of buildings separated by the road of the masugata gate. Those buildings on the right side of the gate are reconstructions. A couple features to note

Hikone Castle - Sawaguchi Tamon Yagura Special Exhibit

佐和口多聞櫓特別公開

In the spring of 2024, the Sawaguchi Tamon Yagura was opened in place of the main keep which was closed for repairs.

This yagura is the left side of buildings separated by the road of the masugata gate. Those buildings on the right side of the gate are reconstructions.

A couple features to note are first the wavy looking walls. This is a result of plaster covering the support beams. You will also note that some of the walls are flat and thicker towards the bottom. These outside facing walls have been made thicker to help prevent bullets passing through. There is also a white plastered wall with thick doors around the middle of the corridor. This is a firewall and the plaster extends all the way through the roof to help prevent the spread of fire.

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-|CastleSubpageText=It's the season of limited exhibits! This time I'm featuring the interior of the Sawaguchi Tamon Yagura at Hikone Castle.  It's the left side of buildings separated by the road and masugata gate at the beginning of the video below. This yagura is open to the public from Feb 13 to March 15 (2024) to continute to attract visitors to the castle while the main keep undergoes repairs.
+|CastleSubpageText=In the spring of 2024, the Sawaguchi Tamon Yagura was opened in place of the main keep which was closed for repairs.
-A couple features to note in the video are first the wavy looking walls.  This is a result of plaster covering the support beams.  You will also note that some of the walls are flat and thicker towards the bottom. These outside facing walls have been made thicker to help prevent bullets passing through. This corresponds to the "left" side throughout most of the video. There is also a white plastered wall with thick doors around the middle of the corridor. This is a firewall and the plaster extends all the way through the roof to help prevent the spread of fire.
-I have many photos of the interior too but the video does a good job of showing it too so I'll post this first and post some photos later.
+This yagura is the left side of buildings separated by the road of the masugata gate. Those buildings on the right side of the gate are reconstructions.
+A couple features to note are first the wavy looking walls.  This is a result of plaster covering the support beams.  You will also note that some of the walls are flat and thicker towards the bottom. These outside facing walls have been made thicker to help prevent bullets passing through. There is also a white plastered wall with thick doors around the middle of the corridor. This is a firewall and the plaster extends all the way through the roof to help prevent the spread of fire.
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