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Ofuke-maru Area
Ofukemaru Area
- Northwest Corner Watchtower
- Tea Ceremony Houses
- Ofuke-maru Exhibit Hall
- Nogi-soko, Storehouse
Seihoku-sumi Yagura, Northwest) Corner Watchtower
Important Cultural Property
Located on the northwestern corner of the Ofuke-maru enclosure, this watchtower was constructed around 1619. This is Japan's second largest three-story remaining watchtower in original condition.
Tea Ceremony Houses
The gardens of the Ofuke-maru precincts, consisting of about 2,000㎡, housed the renown Sarumen-bogaku, Yuin, and the Oribedou Tea Ceremony Houses, and a study, established for the use of the tea ceremony.
Nogi-soko, Storehouse
Built as a gunpowder depot on the Ofuke-maru precinct during the Meiji period(西暦を入れたいですXXX-XXX), many of the Honmaru Palace's sliding door, wall and ceiling panel paintings were stored here in the Nogi-soko storehouse during the war, and were thus saved from WW2 air raid destruction.