A STUDY ON THE SHUDEN OF THE KAMAKURA KUBO RESIDENCE AS DESCRIBED IN THE <i>DENCHU-IKA-NENCHU-GYOJI</i>

This article discusses the Shuden of the Kamakura Kubo Residence as described in the Denchu-Ika-Nenchu-Gyoji. The layout of the rooms in the Shuden is as follows. Adjacent to the room called the Nami-no-Otsumato-no-Ma was the room called the Omuma, and adjacent to the Omuma was the room called the Omote-no-Otsumato-no-Ma. To the left of the Omote-no-Otsumato-no-Ma was the protruding area called the Ochumon. At the back of the Omote-no-Otsumato-no-Ma was the room called Junima. The main room of the Shuden was Junima, and the Omote-no-Otsumato-no-Ma was the room equivalent to the Kugyou-no-Ma.