Title Third Floor

  • Nagano
Topic(s):
Castles/Palaces
Medium/Media of Use:
Pamphlet
Text Length:
≤250 Words
FY Prepared:
2022
Associated Tourism Board:
Matsumoto City

3階


天井の低い3階は、格子状の窓が1つだけあり、そのため「ダークフロア」と呼ばれている。この階は、2階の瓦葺きの庇の裏側に壁があるため、外からは見えない。このように、松本城は5階建てのように見えるが、実は6階建てなのである。3階の用途は不明だが、倉庫として使われていた可能性もある。


4階

4階の内装は、下層階とはかなり趣が異なる。天井は高く、柱はすべて平らに削られている。内部は屏風で仕切られていたようだ。最も広い部屋は城主の部屋で、現在はすだれで仕切られている。


注意:4階以上の階段は幅が狭く、非常に急である。

Third Floor


The low-ceilinged third floor is illuminated only by a single latticed dormer, for which it is named the “dark floor” (kurayamijū). This floor is hidden from the outside by the tiled eaves above the second floor. As a result, Matsumoto Castle appears to have only five stories when viewed from outside, but it has six floors. While the purpose of the third floor is unknown, it may have been used for storage.


Fourth Floor

The interior appearance of the fourth floor is quite different from those of the lower floors. The ceiling is higher, and the pillars have all been planed smooth. The interior was likely divided into separate rooms using folding screens. The largest of these rooms was reserved for the castle’s lord. It is now demarcated by bamboo blinds.


Note: The staircases on the fourth floor and above are narrow and very steep.

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