Category:Ōoku

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English: The Ōoku was the womens' quarter of Edo Castle.

日本語: 大奥（おおおく）は、江戸城に存在した将軍家の子女や正室、奥女中（御殿女中）たちの居所。あるいは、江戸時代の大大名家の奥向の別称でもある。

Ōoku

term refers to the harem of Edo Castle

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Instance of

harem

Part of

Edo Castle

Location

Edo, Toshima district, Musashi Province, Tōkaidō

Occupant

Q11490277

Significant event

Ejima-Ikushima affair

Map

35° 41′ 17.95″ N, 139° 45′ 15.77″ E

Authority file
Q1064983 NDL Authority ID: 00568902
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Subcategories

This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.

C

Chiyoda no ō-oku (The Women's Quarters of Edo Castle) by Toyohara Chikanobu (1 C, 43 F)

O

Oku Jochū (3 C, 5 F)
Ooku no hiki some by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (5 F)

Media in category "Ōoku"

The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total.

Koyo Nikki 1841-11-26.jpg 450 × 490; 74 KB
Ookumap01.jpg 768 × 768; 58 KB
Ookumap02.jpg 2,104 × 2,360; 428 KB

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