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