大奥 – oooku
The Oooku (or often alternative romaji - Ōoku) is the location of the Edo Castle (江戸城,) reserved as living quarters for the women of the Shogun (将軍).
大奥 --おおおく-- (n) shogun's harem; palace's ladies chambers
大奥様 --おおおくさま-- (n) lady of the house
奥 --おく-- (n) interior; inner part; inside
Oooku was functioning as female quarters since 1607, established by Tokugawa Hidetada (徳川秀忠), and lasted for about 200 years.
What I find much more interesting is Alternative Universe (AU) manga featuring Japan under matriarchy with the males as the residents of the Oooku and a female shogun. A very smart setting and very interesting switch of gender roles. manga by よしながふみ (Yoshinaga Fumi).
My favourite ever double-page spread from this manga:
上様の!
お成り!
上様 --うえさま; うえざま; かみさま-- (n) (1) emperor; shogun; (2) honored person (honoured);
Just so amazingly fabulous! And in 2009 this manga got Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.
Last posts in Japan: history
- 黒船 - kurofune - December 14th, 2009
- 長州五傑 - choushuu goketsu - December 13th, 2009
- 大正時代 - Taishou jidai - October 15th, 2009
Last posts in Japan: people
- 夕方 - yuugata - January 16th, 2011
- 羊- Hitsuji - October 27th, 2009
- 龍の子太郎 - Tatsu no Ko Tarou - October 26th, 2009
- 指揮者 - Shikisha - October 25th, 2009
- ドグラマグラ - Dogura magura - October 20th, 2009
- アウト - auto - October 19th, 2009
- 昔話と日本人の心 - Mukashbanashi to nihojin no kokoro - October 18th, 2009
- 宝塚歌劇団 - Takarazuka Kagekidan - October 14th, 2009
Last posts in Japan: place
- 歩き遍路 - arukihenro - October 21st, 2009
- らんぶる- ranburu - October 16th, 2009
- 宝塚歌劇団 - Takarazuka Kagekidan - October 14th, 2009
Last posts in manga
- 白鳥-hakuchou - January 6th, 2010
- 身勝手, 我儘 - migatta, wagamama - December 25th, 2009
- 聖おにいさん - sei onii san - December 24th, 2009
- メリークリスマス - merii kurisumasu - December 24th, 2009
- 別れ - wakare - December 22nd, 2009
- 強請る-yusuru - December 21st, 2009
- 薔薇- bara - December 20th, 2009
- 俎上の鯉は二度跳ね-Sojou no koi wa ni do haneru - December 18th, 2009
- エロイカより愛をこめて- eroika yori ai wo komete - December 16th, 2009
- 花道 - hanamichi - December 16th, 2009
Last posts in movie
- 愛と青春の宝塚: 〜恋よりも生命よりも-Ai to Seishun no Takarazuka. Koi Yori mo Inochi Yori mo - December 20th, 2009
- 花見 - hanami - December 18th, 2009
- シンクロ -shinkuro - December 17th, 2009
- 天使のうた - tenshi no uta - December 15th, 2009
- 歩き遍路 - arukihenro - October 21st, 2009
- ドグラマグラ - Dogura magura - October 20th, 2009
- アウト - auto - October 19th, 2009
- 蜂蜜 - hachimitsu - October 18th, 2009
- フィーバーする - fiba suru - October 17th, 2009
Last posts in よしながふみ
- お腹が空く - onaka ga suku - October 12th, 2009
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