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The Tenshikan was first built in [[1396]]; the first investiture mission arrived in [[1404]].<ref>''Ryûkyû shisetsu, Edo he iku!'' 琉球使節、江戸へ行く！, Okinawa Prefectural Museum (2009), 47.</ref> The envoys typically stayed for four to eight months.<ref>"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41495-storytopic-121.html Sappôshi]." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). 1 March 2003. Accessed 7 November 2009.</ref> Various matters related to the envoys' stay at the Tenshikan were overseen by a Ryukyuan official called the ''kanmushi'' (館務司).<ref>Gallery labels, "Kuninda - Ryûkyû to Chûgoku no kakehashi," special exhibit, Okinawa Prefectural Museum, Sept 2014. </ref>
The Tenshikan was first built in [[1396]]; the first investiture mission arrived in [[1404]].<ref>''Ryûkyû shisetsu, Edo he iku!'' 琉球使節、江戸へ行く！, Okinawa Prefectural Museum (2009), 47.</ref> The envoys typically stayed for four to eight months.<ref>"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41495-storytopic-121.html Sappôshi]." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). 1 March 2003. Accessed 7 November 2009.</ref> Various matters related to the envoys' stay at the Tenshikan were overseen by a Ryukyuan official called the ''kanmushi'' (館務司).<ref>Gallery labels, "Kuninda - Ryûkyû to Chûgoku no kakehashi," special exhibit, Okinawa Prefectural Museum, Sept 2014. </ref>
The compound was built largely in a Chinese style, and included a main hall (J: ''seidô''), Great Gate (J: ''Ômon''), Second Gate (J: ''nimon''), and two side towers.<ref>Ono Masako, Tomita Chinatsu, Kanna Keiko, Taguchi Kei, "Shiryô shôkai Kishi Akimasa bunko Satsuyû kikô," ''Shiryôhenshûshitsu kiyô'' 31 (2006), 249.</ref>
When Chinese envoys were not in residence, sections of the Tenshikan were used by the ''satôza'' ([[sugar]] guild) for storage of sugar, construction and storage of casks for transporting the sugar, and organization of the shipment of sugar to [[Satsuma han]].
When Chinese envoys were not in residence, sections of the Tenshikan were used by the ''satôza'' ([[sugar]] guild) for storage of sugar, construction and storage of casks for transporting the sugar, and organization of the shipment of sugar to [[Satsuma han]].
