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- Subclass of
- fortified tower
- Part of
- Japanese castle
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- Himeji Castle Keep M09 03.jpg
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- Tenshu
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thumbnail|300px|12 original tenshu of various castles
is an architectural typology found in Japanese castle complexes. They are easily identifiable as the highest tower within the castle. Common translations of tenshu include keep, main keep, or donjon.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “tenshu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.