The eaves of the palace - Konro no Miura

Japanese: 軒廊御卜 - こんろうのみうら

Since the Heian period, divination has been practiced at the Imperial Court. In the event of natural disasters such as drought or heavy rain, or strange occurrences at the Imperial Court or shrines and temples, the Jingikan's tortoise divination and the Onmyoryo's divination (using a shikiban) were performed in the corridor of the Shishinden Hall of the Imperial Palace. In particular, the determination of the Yuki and Suki provinces for the once-in-a-lifetime Daijosai ceremony was given great importance, and the Minister would issue an imperial decree to summon officials from the Jingikan to perform tortoise divination in the corridor. The current corridor of the Kyoto Imperial Palace is an open corridor that stretches from under the east staircase of the Shishinden Hall to the Gyoden Hall, and a square flat stone set into the plaster floor is the site where tortoise divination was performed.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

平安時代以来，朝廷で行われた卜占。干ばつ･霖雨などの天災，宮中･社寺等における怪異などに際し，内裏紫宸殿の軒廊で神祇官の亀卜および陰陽寮の式占(式盤を用いる占)が行われた。とくに一代一度の大嘗祭の悠紀（ゆき）･主基（すき）国郡卜定は重視され，大臣が勅を奉じて神祇官の官人を召し，軒廊において亀卜を行わせた。現在の京都御所の軒廊は，紫宸殿の東階の下から宜陽殿（ぎようでん）に渡る吹き放しの廊で，しっくいの地面にはめ込まれた方形の平石が亀卜を行った跡である。

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