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A ''shitomido'' latticed shutter to one side of the entrance of a ''honjin'' provided access to a storage space known as the ''ita no ma'' ("plank room"), allowing a visiting entourage to load luggage boxes and the like directly from the road into the ''honjin's'' storage. As the name suggests, this space had a solid wooden-plank floor, not lined with tatami.<ref name=futaplaques/>

A ''shitomido'' latticed shutter to one side of the entrance of a ''honjin'' provided access to a storage space known as the ''ita no ma'' ("plank room"), allowing a visiting entourage to load luggage boxes and the like directly from the road into the ''honjin's'' storage. As the name suggests, this space had a solid wooden-plank floor, not lined with tatami.<ref name=futaplaques/>

''Honjin'' also contained residential spaces for the family who owned and operated the lodgings, as well as a ''doma'' (earthen-floor) kitchen, ''yudono'' bath, and lavatories.

''Honjin'' also contained residential spaces for the family who owned and operated the lodgings, as well as a ''doma'' (earthen-floor) kitchen, ''yudono'' bath, and lavatories. ''Daimyô'' and other elite travelers typically brought their own cooks and a certain amount of foodstuffs and equipment with them (incl. rice, soy sauce, miso, cooking pots, and buckets), but had the ''honjin'' provide food as well.<ref name=kusatsu36/>

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