Otomomon

Japanese: 大伴門 - おおとももん

…It refers to the south gate of the Choshuden-in, located south of the Chodo-in of the Heian Palace. It was originally protected by the Otomo clan and was also called the Otomo Gate. In the case of the Heian Palace, there was another gate called the Suzaku Gate, one of the twelve gates of the Imperial Palace (located on the outer wall of the palace), located south of the Oten Gate. …

From [Suzaku Gate]

…At Heijo Palace, the connection between the Chodoin and the Ogaki fence has not been conclusively confirmed by excavation surveys and is unknown. In the excavation survey of the central gate on the south side of the palace, a reconstruction model was made as the Suzaku Gate, but it is still possible that the same gate was called the Oten Gate (Otomo Gate). According to the Shugakusho, the Heian Palace Suzaku Gate was a two-story building with a base and a gate with seven bays and five doors. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Otomo Gate" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…平安宮の朝堂院の南にある朝集殿院の南門をいう。もともと大伴氏が守ったもので大伴門とも称された。平安宮の場合には，応天門の南には宮城十二門(宮城外郭にある)の一つである朱雀（すざく）門が別に存在した。…

【朱雀門】より

…平城宮では，朝堂院と大垣との接続のしかたは，発掘調査では最終的に未確認で不明である。宮南面中門の発掘調査では，一応朱雀門として復元模型がつくられているが，同じ門が応天門(大伴門)といわれていた可能性はまだ残されている。　平安宮朱雀門は《拾芥抄》によると二階建て基壇つきの建物で，7間5戸の門とされている。…

※「大伴門」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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