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Collected by the Inagaki family, the Toba Daimyō from the mid-Edo period to the Meiji Restoration, as materials for military studies. There are about 350 illustrations, but there is no uniformity because only illustrations of castles, illustrations including castle towns, and old battlefield illustrations are mixed.
Another typical example of a castle picture in the Edo period is "The Shōhō Shiroezu", picture of the castle and castle town that the Edo Shogunate ordered the daimyō to create and submit,aggregating military information such as the buildings inside the castle, the height of the stone wall, the width of the moat and the water depth, etc., it also details the location and shape of the castle town and the mountain river.
Profile : Sakura Castle Ruins
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| Location | Sakura City, Chiba Prefecture |
| Also known as | Kashima Castle |
| Type of castle | Hilltop |
| Mountain's name | Mt.Kashima |
| Elevation | 30ｍ |
| Condition | Ruins |
| Designation | Sakura City Historic Site |
| Year built | 1532-1555 |
| Abolished | 1873 |
| Castle lord | Kashima Mototane |
| Refurbishment lord | Doi Toshikatsu |
The family crest was originally created from the pattern that the emperor and the royal family put on the kimono, and the pattern was made into a fixed pattern, and the one attached to his own oxcart is said to be the beginning of the family crest. The warlords drew large crests on the flag-fingers, used to distinguish enemy views on the battlefield, and used by the generals to determine which warlords were active and how much.
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"Umadasi" is built outside of "Koguchi" (虎口：the entrance to the castle for battle) to increase defense.
The square type "Umadashi" is called as "Kaku-Umadashi".
There seems to be a three-layer castle maain keep, was relocated from what was inside Edo Castle, said to have been built by Dōkan Ōta, famous for building Edo Castle.
