武ぶ徳とく殿でん

noun

Butokuden (historical palace building)

Refers to a specific building within the Greater Imperial Palace (大内裏) used by the emperor for viewing martial events such as horse racing and horseback archery. Historical term; not a general noun.

See also: 大内裏

• 平へい安あん京きょうの大だい内だい裏りには武ぶ徳とく殿でんがあった。

  There was a Butokuden in the Greater Imperial Palace of Heian-kyō.

noun

Butokuden (Heian Shrine martial arts hall)

A martial arts practice hall at Heian Shrine in Kyoto, established in 1895 by the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai. The organization is now defunct, but the building remains as a historical site.

• 平へい安あん神じん宮ぐうの武ぶ徳とく殿でんは、大だい日本にっぽん武ぶ徳とく会かいによって建たてられた。

  The Butokuden at Heian Shrine was built by the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai.