中なか奥おく

noun

inner palace area of Edo Castle; shogun's living and working quarters

Historical term referring to the section of Edo Castle where the shogun conducted daily affairs and resided. Used in contexts about the Edo period and the shogunate.

• 江え戸ど城じょうの中なか奥おくは、将しょう軍ぐんが政せい務むを行おこない日にち常じょう生せい活かつを送おくる場ば所しょだった。

  The Nakaoku of Edo Castle was the place where the shogun conducted government affairs and spent his daily life.