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The Tsume-no-maru serves as Hagi Castle's equivalent of a tsume-no-shiro, or "mountain redoubt," a feature commonly associated with Sengoku Period castles. Situated at the top of the mountain, it forms a defensive ring of watchtowers and walls. This structure not only provides a final line of defens

Hagi Castle - Tsume-no-Maru

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The Tsume-no-maru serves as Hagi Castle's equivalent of a tsume-no-shiro, or "mountain redoubt," a feature commonly associated with Sengoku Period castles. Situated at the top of the mountain, it forms a defensive ring of watchtowers and walls. This structure not only provides a final line of defense but also enables the Mori clan to monitor all approaches to the castle from an exceptionally secure and elevated position.

When combined with the main castle complex, the Tsume-no-maru creates a unified and expansive fortification that is both highly defensible and uniquely characteristic of Hagi Castle. While other large hilltop castles, such as Iyo Matsuyama Castle, appear to employ a similar design, the key difference lies in the placement of their main structures. At Iyo Matsuyama Castle, the tenshu (main keep) and honmaru (main enclosure) are located at the summit of the mountain, whereas in Hagi Castle, these are situated on the lower flatland, making the Tsume-no-maru a distinct and integral part of the overall defensive strategy. It is a design I have only seen at Hagi.

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-|CastleSubpageText=The Tsume-no-maru is essentially the Hagi equivalent of a Tsume-no-shiro or "mountain redoubt" that we often see with Sengoku Period castles. The top of the mountain is a defensive ring of watchtowers and walls. It not only creates a last ditch defense but allows the Mori to carefully watch over all approaches to th castle from the most defensible positions. Combined with the main castle itself, this creates a single, expansive complex that is both highly defensible and truly distinctive to Hagi. While we do have some comparably sized big Hilltop castles like Iyo Matsuyama Castle that seem to mimic a similar structure, the significant difference is that for Iyo Matsuyama Castle the main keep and honmaru are at the top of the mountain.
+|CastleSubpageText=The Tsume-no-maru serves as Hagi Castle's equivalent of a tsume-no-shiro, or "mountain redoubt," a feature commonly associated with Sengoku Period castles. Situated at the top of the mountain, it forms a defensive ring of watchtowers and walls. This structure not only provides a final line of defense but also enables the Mori clan to monitor all approaches to the castle from an exceptionally secure and elevated position.
+When combined with the main castle complex, the Tsume-no-maru creates a unified and expansive fortification that is both highly defensible and uniquely characteristic of Hagi Castle. While other large hilltop castles, such as Iyo Matsuyama Castle, appear to employ a similar design, the key difference lies in the placement of their main structures. At Iyo Matsuyama Castle, the tenshu (main keep) and honmaru (main enclosure) are located at the summit of the mountain, whereas in Hagi Castle, these are situated on the lower flatland, making the Tsume-no-maru a distinct and integral part of the overall defensive strategy. It is a design I have only seen at Hagi.
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Hagi Castle - Tsume-no-Maru: Difference between revisions

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Hagi Castle - Tsume-no-Maru

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