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thumb|Ukiyo-e depiction of the by Hashimoto Chikanobu
The was historically the women's quarters of Edo Castle, the section where the women connected to the reigning resided. Similar areas in the castles of powerful , such as the Satsuma Domain, were also referred to by this term.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ōoku” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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