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