Water moats

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