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File:Hasedo8.jpg + (It's hard to see anything now but this side of the mountain has many terraced baileys)
File:Mariko6.jpg + (It's hard to see in thi spocture but this is a tate bori, or vertical moat. Cutting these vertical cuts down the mountainside made them much more difficult to climb. Many of these "vertical moats" covered the sides of this castle.)
File:Kokokuji18.jpg + (It's partly covered in weeds but you can see some of the original stone wall of the main keep foundation.)
File:Murakami35.jpg + (Iwama House)
File:Akitakayama15.jpg + (Iwaomaru Bailey)
File:Akitakayama14.jpg + (Iwaomaru Bailey)
File:Akitakayama16.jpg + (Iwaomaru Bailey)
File:Iwasaki2.jpg + (Iwasaki Castle main keep)
File:Iden5.jpg + (Jin'ya bailey)
File:Yoshimizu4.jpg + (Jin'ya site)
File:Yoshimizu1.jpg + (Jin'ya site)
File:Yoshimizu3.jpg + (Jin'ya site)
File:Yoshimizu2.jpg + (Jin'ya site)
File:Tsuyamagates5.jpg + (Jodoji)
File:Tsuyamagates6.jpg + (Jodoji)
File:Hagitownmisc3.jpg + (Jonenji Temple)
File:Hagitownmisc4.jpg + (Jonenji Temple)
File:Obatajinya10.jpg + (Jukyuken Tenement. A residence for servants at the palace.)
File:Aoyama2.jpg + (Just a little more. Keep following the trail. The sign on the left actually says Ogura Castle is this way too. I'd love to hike to Ogura Castle from here too.)
File:Tobiyama6.jpg + (Just after the moat and masugata from the previous picture you run into this gate. It is a heijuumon style gate.)
File:Shishiku3.jpg + (Just inside the woods, the mountain slopes down quickly. Be on the lookout for vertical trenches, called tatebori.)
File:Asaba1.jpg + (Just outside the current entrance to the castle. This day I bicycled through the three castles of my plan.)
File:Himeji114.jpg + (Ka Watariyagura and Nu Yagura (corner))
File:Himeji146.jpg + (Ka and Wa yagura)
File:Himeji107.jpg + (Ka yagura)

File:01Mizusawa.JPG + (Kabukimon)

File:Nanbata6.jpg + (Kabukimon Gate)
File:02Masugata.JPG + (Kabukimon entrance to main bailey and wall)
File:Nanbata3.jpg + (Kabukimon style gate)
File:Iwakuni16.jpg + (Kagawa Residence Gate)
File:Fushimikodaiji2.jpg + (Kaisando)
File:Kochi 24 AMcL.JPG + (Kaitokukan (lord's reception suite) on the right)
File:Kochi 21 AMcL.JPG + (Kaitokukan, beside the Tenshu, was the lord's reception suite. On the right is the Jōdan-no-ma, a step up from the other rooms, where the lord would receive guests.)
File:Kofu10.jpg + (Kajikuruwa Gate. It connects the Kajikuruwa and Gakuyakuruwa baileys.)
File:Naegi12.jpg + (Kakarimon Gate)
File:Osaka28.jpg + (Kakushi Kuruwa Bailey. It literally means … Kakushi Kuruwa Bailey. It literally means "hidden" bailey. This bailey is located just off the entrance to the main keep. You almost don't notice it and I almost walked right past. Even if you do notice, you would be surprised at the size inside. It is meant as a place for soldiers to hide in the castle. You can also find many kokuin marks in the stones of this wall.>kokuin marks in the stones of this wall.)
File:Matsuyama10.jpg + (Kakushimon Gate. The gate itself and the s … Kakushimon Gate. The gate itself and the small connected yagura on the right are original structures. Cultural Heritage Online Database <ul> <li><a href="http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/187476">Kakushimon Gate</a></li> <li><a href="http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/124337">Kakushimon Tsuzukiyagura</a></li> </ul> bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/124337">Kakushimon Tsuzukiyagura</a></li> </ul> )
File:Matsuyama3.jpg + (Kakushimon Tsuzukiyagura Cultural Heritage Online Database <ul> <li><a href="http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/124337">Kakushimon Tsuzukiyagura</a></li> </ul> )
File:Kamaha35.jpg + (Kamaha Castle had a complex system of wooden water pipes to carry water to the center of the castle from about 1km away)
File:Yamada30.jpg + (Kamakura Highway)
File:Ichijodani-kamikido3.jpg + (Kamikido)
File:Ichijodani-kamikido4.jpg + (Kamikido)
File:Uwajima19.jpg + (Kaminarimon Gate)
File:Yoshidakoriyama21.jpg + (Kanaya-no-dan)
File:Yoshidakoriyama22.jpg + (Kanaya-no-dan)
File:Yoshidakoriyama23.jpg + (Kanaya-no-dan Horikiri trench)
File:Yoshidakoriyama24.jpg + (Kanaya-no-dan Horikiri trench)
File:Yoshidakoriyama20.jpg + (Kanaya-no-dan, a series of baileys off a NE ridge)
File:Niitakayama7.jpg + (Kane-no-dan Baileys)
File:Niitakayama9.jpg + (Kane-no-dan Baileys)
File:Niitakayama8.jpg + (Kane-no-dan trench)