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Water Moats / 水堀

This is a subtype of Features

Earlier castles were mostly mountaintop castles so they rarely had water filled moats. With the evolution of hilltop and flatland castles, water filled moats became more common. Water moats often connected with nearby wetlands, lakes, or the ocean to fill with water. During peaceful times, these waterways could also be used for commerce and transportation.

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Castles with Water Moats
  1. Aizu Wakamatsu Castle
  2. Akashi Castle
  3. Aki Castle
  4. Ako Castle
  5. Amagasaki Castle
  6. Amino Shingozaemon Yashiki
  7. Ashikagashi Yakata
  8. Ashimori Jin'ya
  9. Bitchu Takamatsu Castle
  10. Chikuzenbara Fort
  11. Edo Castle
  12. Fukui Castle
  13. Funai Castle
  14. Goryokaku Fort
  15. Hagi Castle
  16. Hanamaki Castle
  17. Hatta Yashiki
  18. Hikida Castle
  19. Hikone Castle
  20. Himeji Castle
  21. Hirosaki Castle
  22. Hiroshima Castle
  23. Honshouji Castle
  24. Iba Castle
  25. Ichijodani Castle
  26. Imabari Castle
  27. Imamura Castle (Omi)
  28. Iwaki Taira Castle
  29. Iyo Matsuyama Castle
  30. Jou Ian Yashiki
  31. Kaesa Castle
  32. Kagami Yakata
  33. Kagoshima Castle
  34. Kai Nakazawa Yashiki
  35. Kakimi Castle (Omi)
  36. Kanazawa Castle
  37. Kanbe Castle
  38. Kanzaki Yamaji Castle
  39. Kariya Castle
  40. Kashima Castle (Hizen)
  41. Kawanami Castle (Omi)
  42. Kawawada Castle
  43. Kaya Yakata
  44. Kishiwada Castle
  45. Kitamura Castle (Omi)
  46. Kitatsumeno Fort
  47. Kochi Castle
  48. Kokura Castle
  49. Koma Shimizu Yashiki
  50. Kounoshou Castle (Omi)
  51. Kubota Castle
  52. Kurobane Castle
  53. Kurono Castle
  54. Kurume Castle
  55. Kushima Castle
  56. Kuwana Castle
  57. Marugame Castle
  58. Masujima Castle
  59. Matsuda Yakata
  60. Matsudaira Yakata
  61. Matsue Castle
  62. Matsumae Castle
  63. Matsumoto Castle
  64. Matsushiro Castle
  65. Mibu Castle
  66. Mihara Castle
  67. Minakuchi Castle
  68. Minamoto Yoshikiyo Yakata
  69. Momochi Tamba Castle
  70. Morioka Castle
  71. Nagahara Castle
  72. Nagoya Castle
  73. Nakatsu Castle
  74. Nanbata Castle
  75. Nanokaichi Jin'ya
  76. Natsukawa Castle
  77. Nijo Castle
  78. Nishinahon Castle
  79. Nishio Castle
  80. Notose Castle (Omi)
  81. Ochiai Yashiki
  82. Oda Castle
  83. Odawara Castle
  84. Ogaki Castle
  85. Oguchi Castle
  86. Ohkusa Castle
  87. Ohtawara Castle
  88. Okayama Castle
  89. Onabuchi Castle
  90. Oomizo Castle
  91. Osada Castle (Omi)
  92. Osaka Castle
  93. Oshi Castle
  94. Sakasai Castle
  95. Sakura Castle
  96. Sakurabasama Castle
  97. Sasayama Castle
  98. Shibata Castle
  99. Shibukawa Yorii Castle
  100. Shimabara Castle
  101. Shimogatou Yashiki
  102. Shinohara Fort
  103. Shoryuji Castle
  104. Sunomata Castle
  105. Sunpu Castle
  106. Tahara Castle
  107. Takada Castle (Niigata)
  108. Takamatsu Castle
  109. Takaoka Castle
  110. Takasaki Castle
  111. Takashima Castle
  112. Takatsuki Castle
  113. Takedashishugo Yakata
  114. Takenaka Jinya
  115. Takenohana Yakata
  116. Tamaru Castle
  117. Tanabe Castle
  118. Tanagura Castle
  119. Tanaka Castle
  120. Tanba Kameyama Castle
  121. Tatsugoyama Castle
  122. Tatsuoka Castle
  123. Tayasu Jin'ya
  124. Tochigi Castle
  125. Tokushima Castle
  126. Toujou Fort
  127. Toyama Castle
  128. Tsu Castle
  129. Tsuchiura Castle
  130. Tsuruga Castle
  131. Tsutsujigasaki Palace
  132. Ueno Yashiki
  133. Wakayama Castle
  134. Yamagata Castle
  135. Yamaguchi Castle
  136. Yamanashi Nakamura Yashiki
  137. Yamashina Honganji
  138. Yamato Koriyama Castle
  139. Yanagawa Castle
  140. Yatsushiro Castle
  141. Yodo Castle
  142. Yonezawa Castle
  143. Yuzuki Castle
  144. Zaoudou Castle
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