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. 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. Kagoshima Castle
  33. Kai Nakazawa Yashiki
  34. Kakimi Castle (Omi)
  35. Kanazawa Castle
  36. Kanbe Castle
  37. Kanzaki Yamaji Castle
  38. Kariya Castle
  39. Kashima Castle (Hizen)
  40. Kawanami Castle (Omi)
  41. Kawawada Castle
  42. Kaya Yakata
  43. Kishiwada Castle
  44. Kitamura Castle (Omi)
  45. Kitatsumeno Fort
  46. Kochi Castle
  47. Kokura Castle
  48. Koma Shimizu Yashiki
  49. Kounoshou Castle (Omi)
  50. Kubota Castle
  51. Kurobane Castle
  52. Kurono Castle
  53. Kurume Castle
  54. Kushima Castle
  55. Kuwana Castle
  56. Marugame Castle
  57. Masujima Castle
  58. Matsuda Yakata
  59. Matsudaira Yakata
  60. Matsue Castle
  61. Matsumae Castle
  62. Matsumoto Castle
  63. Matsushiro Castle
  64. Mibu Castle
  65. Mihara Castle
  66. Minakuchi Castle
  67. Minamoto Yoshikiyo Yakata
  68. Momochi Tamba Castle
  69. Morioka Castle
  70. Nagahara Castle
  71. Nagoya Castle
  72. Nakatsu Castle
  73. Nanbata Castle
  74. Nanokaichi Jin'ya
  75. Natsukawa Castle
  76. Nijo Castle
  77. Nishinahon Castle
  78. Nishio Castle
  79. Notose Castle (Omi)
  80. Ochiai Yashiki
  81. Oda Castle
  82. Odawara Castle
  83. Ogaki Castle
  84. Oguchi Castle
  85. Ohkusa Castle
  86. Ohtawara Castle
  87. Okayama Castle
  88. Onabuchi Castle
  89. Oomizo Castle
  90. Osada Castle (Omi)
  91. Osaka Castle
  92. Oshi Castle
  93. Sakasai Castle
  94. Sakura Castle
  95. Sakurabasama Castle
  96. Sasayama Castle
  97. Shibata Castle
  98. Shibukawa Yorii Castle
  99. Shimabara Castle
  100. Shimogatou Yashiki
  101. Shinohara Fort
  102. Shoryuji Castle
  103. Sunomata Castle
  104. Sunpu Castle
  105. Tahara Castle
  106. Takada Castle (Niigata)
  107. Takamatsu Castle
  108. Takaoka Castle
  109. Takasaki Castle
  110. Takashima Castle
  111. Takatsuki Castle
  112. Takedashishugo Yakata
  113. Takenaka Jinya
  114. Takenohana Yakata
  115. Tamaru Castle
  116. Tanabe Castle
  117. Tanagura Castle
  118. Tanaka Castle
  119. Tanba Kameyama Castle
  120. Tatsugoyama Castle
  121. Tatsuoka Castle
  122. Tayasu Jin'ya
  123. Tochigi Castle
  124. Tokushima Castle
  125. Toujou Fort
  126. Toyama Castle
  127. Tsu Castle
  128. Tsuchiura Castle
  129. Tsuruga Castle
  130. Tsutsujigasaki Palace
  131. Ueno Yashiki
  132. Wakayama Castle
  133. Yamagata Castle
  134. Yamaguchi Castle
  135. Yamanashi Nakamura Yashiki
  136. Yamashina Honganji
  137. Yamato Koriyama Castle
  138. Yanagawa Castle
  139. Yatsushiro Castle
  140. Yodo Castle
  141. Yonezawa Castle
  142. Yuzuki Castle
  143. Zaoudou Castle
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