御殿 (J: goten)
- The Japanese word goten is a general word for "palace" and can refer to any number of residential or other buildings within a larger compound, typically a castle. Most castles would have had at least a honmaru goten (central bailey palace), if not a ninomaru goten (second bailey castle). For information on these "palaces," see the respective articles for individual castles.
御殿 (O: udun)
- In the Ryûkyû Kingdom, udun ("palaces") were the highest of three categories of residences or households, and the term survives in the names of numerous prominent mansions.
- Miima udun - 嶺間御殿
- Nakagusuku udun - 中城御殿
- Uchaya udun - 御茶屋御殿
- Uchima udun - 内間御殿
- Ufumi udun - 大美御殿