Original main keep

Original main keep / 現存天守

This is a subtype of Castle Condition

There are only 12 castles with an original main keep. Wooden structures are very susceptible to fire and their height made them easy targets for lightning. Many of those that weren't destroyed in the Meiji Period were burned during WWII.

Castles with Original main keep

1. Bitchu Matsuyama Castle
2. Hikone Castle
3. Himeji Castle
4. Hirosaki Castle
5. Inuyama Castle
6. Iyo Matsuyama Castle
7. Kochi Castle
8. Marugame Castle
9. Maruoka Castle
10. Matsue Castle
11. Matsumoto Castle
12. Uwajima Castle

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