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ichi no mon 一の門

The first or main gate of a castle. At Matsuyamajō 松山城 in Ehime Prefecture, the gate plan was square *…

Architecture, Gates, Castles
ikuwamon 的門

A gate at Heijō palace, Heijōkyū 平城宮 (8th century), in Nara that no longer exists but is mentioned in Shoku Nihongi…

Architecture, Gates
inukimon 鋳抜門 ✓

Also called okusha karamon 奥社唐門. A gate with cast bronze doors or a gate that is entirely made of bronze. …

Architecture, Gates
Ishikawamon 石川門

A gate at Kanazawajō 金沢城 (1788) in Ishikawa Prefecture. It is an excellent example of the square *…

Architecture, Gates
ōmon 大門

Also read *daimon. Lit. large gate. A large gate that functions as the entrance…

Architecture, Gates
omotemon 表門

A generic term for the main gates of an aristocratic dwelling. It applies especially to residences in the shinden…

Architecture, Gates
ōmunamon 大棟門

Also read ōmunekado. A large gate that is similar to another type of gate called *…

Architecture, Gates
onarimon 御成門

A visitor's or regent's gate. A type of *yakuimon 薬医門 or *…

Architecture, Gates
Ōtenmon 応天門

The red-painted front gate, 5 x 2 bays with three entrances that provided access from the south to enter the *…

Architecture, Gates

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JAANUS is the on-line Dictionary of Japanese Architectural and Art Historical Terminology compiled by Dr. Mary Neighbour Parent.

Originally built by the Atsumi International Scholarship Foundation, it is now hosted and maintained by the Media Center for Art History at Columbia University