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Of the eighteen smaller ''yagura'' (watch towers) which once stood on the grounds, three survive today: the Sakurada two-story tower (''Sakurada nijû yagura''), the Fushimi ''yagura'', and the Fujimi ''yagura''. The latter, the only three-story tower on the grounds, served as a replacement for the five-story ''tenshu'' keep which was destroyed in 1657. From this tower, one could see (''mi'') [[Mt. Fuji]]; the shogun also enjoyed the view of [[Edo Bay]], and of the [[Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival]] at [[Ryogoku|Ryôgoku]], from this tower.
The Ôtemon 大手門 was the main gate leading into the ''honmaru'' (central bailey) of the castle, where the majority of administrative and residential spaces were located. The Honmaru Goten, or Honmaru Palace, was divided into three sections: the ''omote'' or ''omote-muke'', containing reception rooms, audience halls, and administrative spaces; the ''nakaoku'', which served as the shogun's residence & housed his own personal administrative spaces; and the ''[[ooku|ôoku]]'', which housed the womens' quarters.
The Ôtemon 大手門 was the main gate leading into the ''honmaru'' (central bailey) of the castle, where the majority of administrative and residential spaces were located. The Honmaru Goten, or Honmaru Palace, was divided into three sections: the ''omote'' or ''omote-muke'', containing reception rooms, audience halls, and administrative spaces; the ''nakaoku'', which served as the shogun's residence & housed his own personal administrative spaces; and the ''[[ooku|ôoku]]'', which housed the womens' quarters.