Residential areas of samurai warriors and the places of temples and shrines

Residential areas of samurai warriors are orange, residential areas for merchants is green, the areas for temples and shrines are dark green.
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Residential areas of samurai warriors

The castle tower and palaces were built in Honmaru building of Matsumoto Castle, surrounded by inner moats. Ninomaru building was established outside the moats, having two palaces and warehouses surrounded by outer moats. Sannomaru building where warriors having high salaries lived was built outside the Ninomaru, surrounded by outer moats. These buildings are all included in the castle.

As there were not enough residential areas for warriors in Sannomaru, the number of residences were gradually increased outside Sannomaru. These are the east area along the outer moats and the north part of the castle town. Please see the "establishment of castle town" section for the information regarding the expansion of these areas. In the area expanded to the north, there were residences for lower-class warriors including "kachi" and "ashigaru." Also, there were some warrior residences in the areas where merchants lived.

The areas for temples and shrines

The areas for temples and shrines were placed at the outermost of the castle town. Let's have a look at the details on establishment of temples and shrines by referring to "Shimpu-tōki."