| Turrets were usually named by giving them numbers or directions, such as tatsumi-yagura, ushitora-yagura, and inui-yagura turret, and some turrets were called tsukimi-yagura turret (used for monitoring a castle entrance), tsukimi-yagura turret, taiko yagura (drum turret) and so on according to their use. |
櫓は通常、番号、方位を冠して巽（たつみ）・艮（うしとら）・乾（いぬい）櫓などといい、また用途などによって着見・月見・太鼓櫓などと呼ばれるものもあった。 |