Fence - fence

Japanese: 柵 - さく

It can also be read as "ki". It mainly refers to ancient defensive structures, and in the Wamyō Ruijūshō it is written "weaving giant trees", meaning a castle built on trees. Castles are also called "ki", and although the strict distinction between castles and saku is unclear, there is a theory that castles are built on earth and saku are built on trees. It is said that the first saku was built in 647 (the 3rd year of the Taika era) as a defense against the Emishi, when a saku (fence) was built and a saku (fence gate) was placed. It can be found throughout the Nara and Heian periods. Also, in the Kamakura and Sengoku periods, the character saku was used for castles and battlefields, for things like yarirai (arrow railings). In documents, the names of saku such as Iwafune, Tokisara, Dewa, Taga, and Nitta can be seen, but with a few exceptions, it is difficult to identify them on the ground.

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Japanese:

「き」とも読む。主として古代の防御施設で，『倭名類聚抄』に「巨木を編む」とあり，木を立てて構えた城をいう。城も「き」と呼ばれ，城と柵との厳密な区別は明らかでないが，土をもって構えたものを城，木を立てて構えたものを柵という説もある。大化3 (647) 年蝦夷防備のために渟足柵 (ぬたりのき) を築き，柵戸 (きのへ) をおいたというのがその初めという。奈良～平安時代を通じて散見される。また鎌倉～戦国時代にも，城郭や戦陣に矢来のたぐいで柵の文字を使用したものがある。文献上には磐舟，都岐沙羅，出羽，多賀，新田などの柵名がみえるが，一部を除いて現地比定は困難である。

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