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A spherical stone bulge was added to hold a failing wall - the only such structure in Japan, engineering turned into form.
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Tottori Castle (鳥取城, Tottori-jō) was a Japanese castle located in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture in the San'in Region of western Japan. It has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1957 with the area under protection expanded in 1987. The Historical Site designation also includes the Taikōganaru (太閤ヶ平) fortification erected by Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the 1581 Siege of Tottori.
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Founded / opened：1545 Highlights / collection：Spherical maki-ishigaki stone wall, Only structure of its kind in Japan Genre：Architecture
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