Unmei-den

The name of a palace in the Heian Palace's inner palace. It can also be read as "Onmeiden." It is located immediately after entering the Senyomon Gate in the center of the east side of the inner palace, and is connected to the Ryokiden Hall to the west by three connecting halls. The main building is covered with cypress bark and has nine bays between the pillars from north to south and two bays from east to west. It faces west and has eaves on all four sides. A horse path one bay wide runs across the center from east to west. The main building on the south side of the horse path was called the kamiza or shinden, and contained a kashikodokoro (a sacred place where a sacred mirror was placed), but after the Kamakura period, this was moved to the Shunkoden Hall to the south. Additionally, Onmeiden housed the Naishidokoro, where female court attendants such as Naishi would attend, and the Naishidokoro Mikagura dance, which began in the 11th century, was held in the gardens of Onmeiden in December.

[Sanae Yoshida]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

平安宮内裏(だいり)の殿舎の名。「おんめいでん」とも読む。内裏の東側中央にある宣陽門を入ってすぐにあり、西隣の綾綺殿(りょうきでん)とは3か所の渡殿(わたどの)で結ばれる。檜皮葺(ひわだぶ)きで柱間(はしらま)が南北9間、東西2間の母屋(もや)の四面に廂(ひさし)がある西向きの建物で、中央を東西に横切って、幅1間の馬道(めどう)が通っている。馬道の南側の母屋は神座あるいは神殿とよばれ、神鏡を安置する賢所(かしこどころ)があったが、鎌倉時代以降は南にある春興殿(しゅんこうでん)に移った。また、温明殿には内侍(ないし)などの女官が伺候(しこう)する内侍所(ないしどころ)があり、11世紀から始まった内侍所御神楽(みかぐら)は、12月に温明殿の庭で行われた。

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