Matsu no Ōrōka
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The Matsu no Ōrōka (松之大廊下 Great Pine Corridor or Hallway) was part of Edo Castle. It was the passage which led to the Shiroshoin (白書院) from the Honnmaru Goten (本丸御殿). The corridor measured around 50 meters in length and 4 meters in width. The name derives from the painted shōji (sliding doors) that were decorated with motifs of pine trees (matsu).
On March 14, 1701, Asano Takumi no Kami Naganori attacked and injured Kira Kozuke no Suke Yoshihisa after an insult there, which later led to the bloody incident of the Forty-seven Ronin.
The corridor does not exist anymore just like the rest of the Shogun's Palace shortly before or during the Meiji Restoration in the later half of the 19th century. A stone marker with an inscription stands today in its place.
The Great Pine Corridor has entered legends in stories such as the Chūshingura and also features in parodies and TV advertisements.[1]
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Media related to Matsu no Ōrōka at Wikimedia Commons- Imperial Household Agency | Site of Matsuno-o-roka Corridor
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