Japan Heritage

Shichirikabe

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Shichirikabe Katsuyama City

In the city area of Katsuyama City spreads a river terrace of the Kuzuryu River. In the Edo period, "Shichirikabe", stone walls built by piling up river stones at the cliffs of the river terrace, was constructed by utilizing the terrace. Utilizing Shichirikabe as a boundary, a castle town was built by dividing samurai residences and townhouses or temples methodically.

Sakaemachi, Katsuyama City ~around Tatekawa-cho, Katsuyama City

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