THE DEVELOPMENT OF NAISHI-DOKORO BUILDING IN THE IMPERIAL PALACE : Study on the space for household management in the aristocratic residences of the post imperial period

Abstract

This study traces the change process of Naishi-dokoro, one of the household management in the imperial palace, and indicates importance of the buildings in the outskirts of the aristocratic residences in the post imperial era. The treatise is organized in the following manner: Introduction 1. Naishi-dokoro as a place deifing "Yata" mirror. 2. The development of Naishi-dokoro building. Conclusion