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Historic castles, such as Matsumoto pictured here, are listed as National Treasures in Japan

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castle What was it like inside

Japanese

Whether at peace or at war, life was
hard for the population it protected

medieval Japanese castle was not only the geographical centre of a ruler’s territory; it was also their most important structure. The population relied on the castle to defend them when war began; during times of peace they would either work to maintain the castle, grow food for its army or fight for it Extremely strict rules were enforced on the locals; if a man was away fighting a campaign, his wife would be forced to make repairs to the castle if it was dama

a A in distant campaigns. the entire company. tasked with fortifying the castle, was at risk of execution.

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