tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997665367365493691.post1410798736217357983..comments2024-03-10T04:23:56.790-07:00Comments on Igor B News: Japan's historic Shuri Castle damaged in fireIgor Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881220124525094524noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997665367365493691.post-84937025796358011492019-12-21T15:59:17.214-08:002019-12-21T15:59:17.214-08:00Japanese castles (城 shiro) were fortresses constru...Japanese castles (城 shiro) were fortresses constructed mostly out of wood and stone. They evolved from the wooden stockades of earlier centuries. They came into their best-known form in the 16th century. Castles in Japan were mostly built to guard important or strategic sites. These are sites such as ports, river crossings or crossroads. They almost always incorporated the landscape into their defenses.<br /><br />The castles were built to last a long time. They used quite a lot of stone in their construction. However, a lot of wood was used in their construction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com