Ichijo-in

Japanese: 一条院 - いちじょういん

Also called Omiya-in, this mansion was brought into the limelight when it became Emperor Ichijo's Satodairi in the mid-Heian period. It was located to the east of the Daidairi, between the northeast road and Omiya-oji, and covered a long distance of two cho from east to west. The eastern cho was called Bechinou or Higashi-machi. This mansion originally belonged to Fujiwara no Koretada and his half-brother Tamemitsu, but Tamemitsu passed it on to his daughter as "Shinden no Ue". Saeki Kinyuki bought it and donated it to Higashisanjo-in (Fujiwara no Senshi). The Empress added some modifications to make it a posthumous palace for her son Emperor Ichijo.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

大宮院とも称し，平安中期に一条天皇の里内裏となるに及んで脚光をあびた邸宅。大内裏の北東みちと大宮大路をはさんで東に位置し，東西に長く2町を占めていた。東側の1町は別納（べちのう）とか東町と呼ばれた。この邸は，はじめ藤原伊尹，異母弟の為光のものであったが，為光から娘の“寝殿の上”に伝えられた。それを佐伯公行が買い取って東三条院(藤原詮子)に寄進した。女院は，これを子息の一条天皇の後院とすべく造作を加えた。

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

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