School of Letters - Kyoshoden

The name of a palace in the Heian Palace. It is also called Fudono. It is located south of Seiryoden, has a cypress bark roof, is a main building nine bays from north to south and two bays from east to west, and faces east with eaves on all four sides. The main building is also called Osamedono, and books from past generations were kept there. In 810 (Kōnin 1), the Kurododokoro was established to manage the Kurodo and handle documents, and later took control of all affairs at the palace. In the north wing was the Shimosaburai (waiting room for the Kurodo and others), and on the north side of the west wing were the waiting rooms for the Shutsuno (a position in the Kurodosho that handled the receipt and delivery of documents and miscellaneous items) and Kodoneri (a person who ran miscellaneous tasks for the palace), and on the south side was the Koshodokoro, which managed the Koshoden. On the south side of the East Room was the Ukon'e Jinza, which, together with the Sakon'e Jinza in the East Corridor of the Shishinden, was the location of Jogi (a meeting where nobles discussed government affairs).

[Sanae Yoshida]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

平安宮内裏(だいり)の殿舎の名。文殿(ふどの)ともいう。清涼殿の南にあり、檜皮葺(ひわだぶ)きで、南北9間、東西2間の母屋(もや)の、四面に廂(ひさし)がある東向きの建物。母屋は納殿(おさめどの)ともいい、歴代の書物などが保管された。810年（弘仁1）、納殿の管理や文書の取扱いにあたる蔵人所(くろうどどころ)が設置され、のちに宮中の事務全体を掌握した。北廂には下侍(しもさぶらい)（蔵人などの控室）があり、西廂の北側には、出納(しゅつのう)（蔵人所で、文書・雑具の出し入れにあたった職）・小舎人(こどねり)（殿上の雑用係）の控室、そして南側に校書殿を管理する校書所(どころ)があった。東廂の南側は右近衛陣座で、紫宸殿(ししんでん)東廊にある左近衛陣座とともに、仗議(じょうぎ)（公卿(くぎょう)が政(まつりごと)を評議する会議）の場であった。

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