Changes

The [[Kizugawa]] river altered its course in [[1637]] allowing for an expansion of the [[castletown]] around Yodo. Where the river had previously run to the north of the castle, it now ran to the southwest; the left bank became the right bank. Some of the expanded land was then used to establish archery grounds, horseriding grounds, warriors' residences, and gardens.<ref>Plaques on-site.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/32693045868/sizes/k/]</ref>

The [[Kizugawa]] river altered its course in [[1637]] allowing for an expansion of the [[castletown]] around Yodo. Where the river had previously run to the north of the castle, it now ran to the southwest; the left bank became the right bank. Some of the expanded land was then used to establish archery grounds, horseriding grounds, warriors' residences, and gardens.<ref>Plaques on-site.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/32693045868/sizes/k/]</ref>

The castle was encircled by two or three layers of moats. A five-story square-shaped ''tenshu'' (main keep tower) stood on the site until [[1756]], when it was struck by lightning and burned down.

The castle was encircled by two or three layers of moats, and became a famous sight (''[[meisho]]'') along people's river journeys. The five-story square-shaped ''tenshu'' (main keep tower) removed to Yodo from Nijô castle stood on the site until [[1756]], when it was struck by lightning and burned down.

The lord of Yodo played a role in overseeing travel up and down the [[Yodo River]] which connected Fushimi and [[Osaka]]; a special set of piers or stone steps, known as ''tôjin gangi'' and located near the taxation office about 200 meters north of the castle, were set aside for the exclusive use of [[Korean embassies to Edo]], as they boarded or disembarked from riverboats they used to travel up and down the Yodogawa.<ref>Explanatory plaques at the former site of Yodo castle.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/45652539075/sizes/k/]</ref>

The lord of Yodo played a role in overseeing travel up and down the [[Yodo River]] which connected Fushimi and [[Osaka]]; a special set of piers or stone steps, known as ''tôjin gangi'' and located near the taxation office about 200 meters north of the castle, were set aside for the exclusive use of [[Korean embassies to Edo]], as they boarded or disembarked from riverboats they used to travel up and down the Yodogawa.<ref>Explanatory plaques at the former site of Yodo castle.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/45652539075/sizes/k/]</ref>