Tenshu (天守, 天主, 殿主, 殿守, also called tenshukaku, 天守閣) is an architectural typology found in Japanese castle complexes. They are easily identifiable as the...

almost all Japanese castles from the Azuchi-Momoyama period onward, the tenshu (天守, main keep), the most prominent structure, was used as a storehouse...

Ghost Story kabuki play by Nanboku Tsuruya IV; "Goddess of the Dark Tower (Tenshu Monogatari)", based on the play by Kyōka Izumi; and "Goblin Cat (Bake Neko)"...

listed as a National Treasure of Japan, and is one of the twelve surviving tenshu in Japan. It is surrounded by 4 other buildings also designated as National...

and decorations, flourishing town, and religious life. The keep, called tenshu (or tenshukaku), was a seven-storey building with six floors above ground...

Higashi-tamon (東多聞) Tsume-mon (詰門) Rōkamon (廊下門) Ōtemon (追手門) Tenshu Southwest Arrow Wall (天守東南矢狭間塀) Tenshu Northwest Arrow Wall (天守西北矢狭間塀) Kurogamemon Northwest...

is now a public park noted for its sakura. The castle's relatively small tenshu (castle keep) claims to be the oldest in the country, a claim which is challenged...

Prefectures. The tenshu of Inuyama Castle, one of only 12 pre-modern tenshu remaining in existence, has been determined to be the oldest remaining tenshu, dating...

divided internally by walls and corridors, and the tenshu is in the northwest corner. The original tenshu under the Gamō clan was a massive seven-story structure...

the castle was designated a National Historic Site in 1931, the original Tenshu and buildings were all destroyed by US bombing campaigns during the Pacific...

formerly walled and separated by moats. It is unusual in that its Edo period tenshu and most of its outline remains intact. Noted historian and author Shiba...

The castle is one of twelve Japanese castles to still have its historical tenshu. Its has been protected as a National Historic Site since 1937. Uwajima...

built of wood and plaster on a stone foundation. Generally the main keep or tenshu was positioned at the highest point, surrounded by a series of interlocking...

buildings except for the tenshu and a number of yagura were demolished. The castle grounds became a public park. In 1931, the tenshu was designed a "National...

towers dating from that era, although the main palace buildings and the tenshu tower have been lost. Numerous temple and shrine buildings in Tokyo date...

almost all Japanese castles from the Azuchi-Momoyama period onward, the tenshu (天守, main keep), the most prominent structure, was used as a storehouse...

since 1951. Hikone is one of only twelve castles in Japan with its original tenshu, and one of only five castles listed as a National Treasure. Hikone Castle...

western half of the hill. The site of the Tsutsui tenshu became the main residence, and a new five-story tenshu was in the process of being constructed when...

Treasure in 1931. The reconstructed castle originally featured the main tower (tenshu) only, which is made primarily of reinforced concrete. Its five floors stand...

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in the Japanese government's attempts to modernize Japan. In 1986, the tenshu, or keep, of Fukuchiyama Castle was re-built following a spirited campaign...

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30-metre-high tenshu (main tower) and a gatehouse survived destruction following the Meiji Restoration, which began in 1868. However, the tenshu burned down...

made shachihoko ornament had been installed on the top roof of the large tenshu tower with the second one being installed on April 12. Old photographs Castle...

attached to the roof of the gate. The main keep or tower (known as the tenshu-dai (天守台)) was in the northern corner of the Honmaru ward. Kitahanebashi-mon...

protected as a National Historic Site since 2020. The current castle, a replica tenshu built in 1970, is considered to be the smallest castle in Japan. Kitsuki...

the tenshu and two of the yagura were reconstructed based on old drawings and photographs in 1959, albeit in modern reinforced concrete. The tenshu now...

The castle is one of twelve Japanese castles to still have its original tenshu. The castle has been protected as a National Historic Site since 1952. It...

(1992) Kin chan no Cinema Jack II : Light of Firefly (1994) 47 Ronin (1994) Tenshu monogatari (1995) The Cabbie (2000) Peony Pavilion (2001) Free and Easy...

Imperial Palace is located north-east of Nijō Castle. The central keep, or tenshu, was struck by lightning and burned to the ground in 1750. In 1788, the...