Octopus stone

The octopus stone, Taiko-ishi 蛸石 (also called "Drum Rock") is a large stone at Osaka Castle in Japan. The stone is near Sakura Gate.^[1]

It is one of the largest of several megaliths at the castle (by face area), at 5.5×11.7 meters and over 120 tonnes (130 tons).^[2]^[3] Its name is derived from the octopus shape visible on its lower left corner.^[4]

References

^ Schmorleitz 1974, p. 22.
^ Exploring the history of Osaka Castle 1992, p. 80.
^ Lee 1993, p. 77.
^ http://muza-chan.net/japan/index.php/blog/osaka-castle-giant-stones

Bibliography

大阪城歴史散策 [Exploring the history of Osaka Castle], Hoikusha, 1992, ISBN 9784586508310
Lee, Chang-kook (1993), "Before Osaka Castle", Asian Pacific Quarterly, 25–26, Cultural and Social Centre for the Asian and Pacific Region
Schmorleitz, Morton S. (1974), Castles in Japan, Tuttle

34°40′51″N 135°31′42″E / 34.680971°N 135.52840°E / 34.680971; 135.52840

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[FOOTNOTESchmorleitz197422-1] Schmorleitz 1974, p. 22.

[FOOTNOTEExploring_the_history_of_Osaka_Castle199280-2] Exploring the history of Osaka Castle 1992, p. 80.

[FOOTNOTELee199377-3] Lee 1993, p. 77.

[4] ttp://muza-chan.net/japan/index.php/blog/osaka-castle-giant-stones

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