The yaguras that were built in a large fortress of the castles that were deeply related to the bakufu, such as Edo-jo castle, Osaka-jo Castle and Nagoya-jo Castle, had structural features, similar to a tenshu, such as a main building with several rooms.
江戸城・大坂城・名古屋城など幕府と関わりの深い大城郭に建てられた櫓は、中央に設けられた身舎をさらにいくつかの部屋に区切られるなど天守とほぼ同じ構成となった。