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====Ouchibara====

====Ouchibara====

Beyond the Seiden lay a series of nine or so rooms/buildings which constituted the Ouchibara, the private residential areas of the palace. It housed the king and his immediate family, as well as roughly one hundred court ladies; the king and other members of the royal family were the only men permitted in this portion of the palace. Women used the Shukujunmon or the Nakamon attached to the kitchens (Yuinchi, 寄満) to come in and out of the ''ouchibara''.<ref name=plaques/>

Beyond the Seiden lay a series of nine or so rooms/buildings which constituted the Ouchibara, the private residential areas of the palace. It housed the king and his immediate family (including both royal princesses, and royal princes who had not yet [[genpuku|come of age]]), as well as roughly one hundred court ladies; the king and other members of the royal family were the only men permitted in this portion of the palace. Women used the Shukujunmon or the Nakamon attached to the kitchens (Yuinchi, 寄満) to come in and out of the ''ouchibara''.<ref name=plaques/>

Four of the buildings which constituted the ''Ouchibara'' were organized around an open space directly behind the Seiden, known as the ''Kushi-nu-unaa'', or "rear garden" (後之御庭). These included the Yosoeden (世添殿), West Storehouse (''Nishi-no-tôgura'', 西之当蔵), and court ladies' sleeping quarters (''nyokan kyoshitsu'', 女官居室).<ref name=plaques/> The Yosoeden was the chief residence of the queen, and the center of administration of the Ouchibara.

Four of the buildings which constituted the ''Ouchibara'' were organized around an open space directly behind the Seiden, known as the ''Kushi-nu-unaa'', or "rear garden" (後之御庭). These included the Yosoeden (世添殿), West Storehouse (''Nishi-no-tôgura'', 西之当蔵), and court ladies' sleeping quarters (''nyokan kyoshitsu'', 女官居室).<ref name=plaques/> The Yosoeden was the chief residence of the queen, and the center of administration of the Ouchibara.