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The Ôoku was the large rear area of the ''honmaru'' (main) palace at [[Edo castle]], and was the center of women's residences and activities within the castle. It included the living spaces of the [[shogun|shogun's]] wives and concubines, their attendants, and other women associated with the castle, and was off-limits to nearly all men, the shogun himself being one of the few exceptions.
The Ôoku was the large rear area of the ''honmaru'' (main) palace at [[Edo castle]], and was the center of women's residences and activities within the castle. It included the living spaces of the [[shogun|shogun's]] wives and concubines, their attendants, and other women associated with the castle, and was off-limits to nearly all men, the shogun himself being one of the few exceptions.
When the shogun visited the Ôoku, he passed through a space called the ''osuku rôka'', or "bell hallway," and small bells were rung to announce his coming.<ref>Plaques on-site at [[Shuri castle]].[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15437099711/sizes/k/]</ref>
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