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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
Tayasumon 田安門 ✓

One of the gates in the inner enclosure of the old Edo-jō 江戸城. It preserves the *…

Architecture, Gates
Tetsumon 鉄門

A unique gate at Himeji-jō 姫路城 'Nu'-no-mon 'ぬ'の門 (1601-10), Hyōgo Prefecture. It is tall and has a double story and…

Architecture, Gates
tōdaimon 東大門

The main, east gate of a temple compound.

Architecture, Gates
tsuchimon 土門

A roofless gate set in an earthen wall. At Kyoto Gosho 京都御所, there are two such gates: the Upper East Gate, Jōtōmon 上東門, and…

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