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...The main hall used for ceremonies is three bays wide but has a deep floor plan, and the tower at the rear is used as a women's room. The side courtyard is centered around a large hall for entertaining guests called the Hanacho, and there are gardens in front and behind it. The exterior of the building is made of white plaster walls with high udatsu (Udachi) and the interior is varied with various accordion-like decorative ceilings called eaves, and carvings are used on the beams and other components. ...

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…儀礼に供する大庁は間口3間だが奥行きの深い平面で，後部の楼房は女子の居室になる。わきの中庭は花庁という接客招宴用大広間を中心とし，前後に庭園を配する。建物の外観は白しっくい壁で高い卯建（うだつ∥うだち）をみせ，室内は軒という各種の蛇腹化粧天井で変化をもたせ，梁などの部材にも彫刻が駆使される。…

※「花庁」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。

出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第２版について | 情報