1/2 Japanology Plus - Castles

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Who else watching this for school in quarantine

[@lachy6448]

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[@doppelbanger5797]

Thanks I enjoyed this

[@e.i.3077]

The Japanese castles kind of remind me of England's Stately Houses in which they were owned by powerful landlords directly involved in the local communities, offering employment and whatnot. And there certainly are _a lot_ of Stately houses in England.

[@joshuastreich5638]

At 1:32 Nice Doing A Reenactment Of Japanese History! Like In The USA We Had Like Little Bighorn In Montana And Gunfight At OK Corral In Arizona! Here In Japan We Have 17th Century Samurai Battles! Cool!

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8:36 ... only 10 years huh?

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Quite impressive stone masonry, though no one can come close to the Sacsayhuaman Fortress in Peru.

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[@littleblom]

It seems to be informative but it's not really. They said, nothing about the specific shape of walls. They reflect European artillery forts. Very much like bastion fortifications. Stackin stones is technique used around the world. Nothing new nor unique to it. Japanese castle walls are also unusually short. On films and photos they seem high and massive. In real life you could climb on top without use of ladder. Could frequent earthquakes be the reason for such choice? The amazing maze pattern with "kill zones" - again very specific. Frequent use of right angles in plan. That seems to create lots of blind spots in defence lines. So similarity to European-style bastion fortification is only in the short angled walls. Would be nice if someone explain the subject thoroughly.