The Muromachi-dai, which Nobunaga ODA built as a residence for Yoshiaki ASHIKAGA in the late Muromachi period, and Ni-jo Castle are believed to have influenced the architecture of Hira-jiro castles in the later part of early modern times.
室町後期では織田信長が築城した室町第（足利義昭の御所）や二条城などが後の近世平城に影響したと考えられている。