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The Great Tenshu is thirty meters high. The Tsukimi Yagura is built in a residential shoin style and has red-lacquered railings on its balcony. These contrast nicely with the striking grey roof, upper white plaster, and lower black wood pattern of each story of the complex. The [[ishigaki]] is only seven meters tall and consists of random stone pilings in the [[ranseki-zumi]] style. The slope of the ishigaki is also less pronounced than that of other castles built during this time period. The castle was built on marshland which necessitated extensive subterranean pile driving procedures to ensure its stability. While most consider the White Heron Castle at [[Himeji castle|Himeji]] to be the most beautiful of Japanese castles, the black castle of Matsumoto also has its fair share of adherents.
The Great Tenshu is thirty meters high. The Tsukimi Yagura is built in a residential shoin style and has red-lacquered railings on its balcony. These contrast nicely with the striking grey roof, upper white plaster, and lower black wood pattern of each story of the complex. The [[ishigaki]] is only seven meters tall and consists of random stone pilings in the [[ranseki-zumi]] style. The slope of the ishigaki is also less pronounced than that of other castles built during this time period. The castle was built on marshland which necessitated extensive subterranean pile driving procedures to ensure its stability. While most consider the White Heron Castle at [[Himeji castle|Himeji]] to be the most beautiful of Japanese castles, the black castle of Matsumoto also has its fair share of adherents.
==References==
*Kodama Kota & Tsuboi Kiyotari, editors ''Nihon Jyoukaku Taikei''-20 Volumes Tokyo:Shinjimbutsu oraisha, 1981
*Hinago Motoo ''Nihon No Bijutsu #54:Shiro'' Tokyo:Shibundo, 1970
*Schmorleitz, Morton S ''Castles In Japan'' Tokyo:Charles E Tuttle Company Inc, 1974
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