Ōoku

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1 Chiyoda, Tokyo 100-0001, Japan

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N35° 41' 17.9664" E139° 45' 15.8004"   (35.688324, 139.754389) Start navigation »

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The Ōoku (大奥, "great interior") refers to the harem of Edo Castle, the section where the women connected to the reigning shōgun resided. Similar areas in the castles of powerful daimyōs, such as the Satsuma Domain, were also referred to by this term.

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