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As the Honmaru enceinte was said to begin right behind the Naka-no-mon gate, the Ō-bansho probably played a key role in the security of Edo Castle.
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Honmaru and enceinte
The Honmaru enceinte is in the centre of the complex, containing the main and minor donjon, along with the palace.
The Second Front Gate ( Omote-ninomon ), formerly called the Second South Gate ( Minami-ninomon ), leads into the inner Honmaru enceinte.
is the northern gate to the Honmaru enceinte, facing Kitanomaru enceinte across Daikan-cho street.
The main donjon or tower ( known as the ) was located in the northern corner of the Honmaru enceinte.
The stands in the south-eastern corner of the Honmaru enceinte and is three storeys high.
The is the northern enceinte next to the Honmaru.
Honmaru and was
In 1610, the Honmaru Goten Palace was completed.
In August 1610 the stone foundation of the main donjon ( tenshu ) was completed, and by December construction of the stone walls for the Honmaru, Ninomaru, Nishinomaru, and Ofukemaru was almost completed.
In mid-1612 ( Keichō 17 ), the construction of Honmaru Palace began, and the main donjon was completed in December of that year.
The Honmaru Palace was completed in February 1615 ( Keichō 20 ).
Further work was carried out in August 1728 ( Kyōhō 13 ) on the shingled roof of the Honmaru Palace, remodeling it into a lightweight, informal roof.
The wooden Ninomon was dismantled and later rebuilt at the east Ninomon Gate of the Honmaru.
The imperial palace building itself, however, was not on the same location as the shogun's palace, which was located in Honmaru.
The Honmaru was in the center, with the Ninomaru ( second compound ), Sannomaru ( third compound ) extending to the east ; the Nishinomaru ( west compound ) flanked by Nishinomaru-shita ( outer section ) and Fukiage ( firebreak compound ); and the Kitanomaru ( north compound ).
The Honmaru ( 本丸 ) ( also spelled Hommaru ) was the central, innermost part of the castle containing the donjon and residence of the shogun.
Honmaru was destroyed several times by fire and reconstructed after each fire.
The Honmaru was surrounded by moats on all sides.
To the north separating Honmaru from the Kitanomaru were the Inui-bori and Hirakawa-bori, to the east separating the Ninomaru was the Hakuchō-bori, and to the west and south separating the Nishinomaru were the Hasuike-bori and Hamaguri-bori.
The Honmaru Palace was one story high, and consisted of three sections:
Various fires destroyed the Honmaru Palace over time and was rebuilt after each fire.
Located behind the Honmaru Palace was the main donjon.
Besides being the location of the donjon and palace, the Honmaru was also the site of the treasury.
Aside from the Honmaru palace, the Ninomaru was surrounded by 7 keeps, 8 defense houses, approximately 10 gates and other guardhouses.
With the erection of the Honmaru of Edo Castle, the shrine dedicated to Sugawara-no-Michizane was moved to Kojimachi Hirakawa-cho and later became known as Hirakawa Shrine.
After each fire in the Honmaru, the shogun normally moved into the Nishinomaru, although it was also destroyed by fire in 1853.
Also located inside the Honmaru is the concrete bunker from which the first radio broadcast out of Hiroshima following the atomic bombing was made.
Honmaru and said
The stately and luxurious main buildings of the Honmaru, consisting of the outer, central, and inner halls, were said to have covered an area of 33, 000 square meters during the Kan-ei era ( 1624 – 1644 ).
Honmaru and right
The main tower ( upper right ) with the surrounding Honmaru palace, Bairinzaka, Hirakawaguchi Gate and Ninomaru ( lower part )
Honmaru and Edo
The warrior Edo Shigetsugu built his residence in what is now the Honmaru and Ninomaru part of Edo Castle, around the end of the Heian or the beginning of the Kamakura period.
During the Edo period, double and triple keeps ( yagura ) were constructed at strategic points on top of the stone wall surrounding the Honmaru.
At the foot of the Shiomi-zaka on the eastern side of the Honmaru lies the of Edo Castle.
Honmaru and .
Overall renovation began on Honmaru Palace in May 1633 ( Kan ' ei 10 ) for use a lodging for the upcoming visit of the Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu on his way to the imperial capital at Kyoto.
The two main keeps of the castle and surrounding Honmaru Palace structures, in a photograph taken c. 1880
In June 1942 ( Shōwa 17 ), some of the Honmaru Palace paintings were designated as national treasures.
On May 14, the main donjon, small donjon, golden dolphins, Honmaru Palace, northeast turret, and other buildings were completely destroyed in air raids.
In June of that year, some of the paintings saved from the Honmaru Palace were moved for safekeeping to the Haiho Shrine, Toyotashi.
The castle's surviving former national treasures, which included the southwest, southeast, and northwest turrets, the Omote-Ninomon Gate, and some the Honmaru Palace paintings were redesignated as Important Cultural Assets by the national government.
In June 1955 ( Shōwa 30 ), most of the Honmaru Palace paintings — and a exactly year later, the ceiling panel paintings — were designated as national important culture assets.
Reconstruction work of the destroyed Honmaru Palace begann in 2009 and is slated for completion by 2017.
Ishigaki stone walls were constructed around the Honmaru and the eastern side of the Nishinomaru.
Surrounding the Honmaru were curtain walls, with 11 keeps, 15 defense houses and more than 20 gates.
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