We'd like to use analytics cookies to understand which symbols people look up, so we know what to research next. They are not used for advertising and we set none of them unless you say yes. What we store.
A stepped outline of a castle's stone base.
Also known as: Castle site symbol, Shiro mark, Castle ruins mark, Stepped outline
The castle symbol shows the stone base rather than the building, because in most cases the base is what survives — Japanese castles were largely timber above the stonework and few original keeps remain. The symbol depicts what is actually on the ground.
Denotes a castle or castle site on a Japanese topographic map, drawn as the outline of a stone base with stepped sides.
Contexts: Maps
Depicts the stone foundation rather than a keep, because in most cases the timber structure is gone and the stonework is what remains.
Contexts: Maps
A closed outline with a flat top and outward-stepping sides, forming a low trapezoid with stepped edges.