page_title: Matsu no Ōrōka
hierarchical_section_title: Matsu no Ōrōka
caption_attribution_description: English: Ukiyo-e scene from Chūshingura, depicting the assault of Kira Yoshinaka by Asano Naganori in the Matsu no Ōrōka of Edo Castle.
context_page_description: The Matsu no Ōrōka was part of Edo Castle. The name derives from the painted shōji that were decorated with motifs of Japanese pine trees.
  It was the passage which led to the Shiroshoin from the Ōhiroma of the Honnmaru Goten. The corridor measured around 50 meters in length and 4 meters in width. The corridor was the second longest with tatami mats in the castle.
  On March 14, 1701, Asano Takumi no Kami Naganori attacked and injured Kira Kozuke no Suke Yoshihisa after an insult there, which later led to the bloody incident of the Forty-seven rōnin.
  The corridor does not exist anymore just like the rest of the Shōgun's palace shortly before or during the Meiji Restoration in the later half of the 19th century. A stone marker with an inscription stands today in its place.
  The Great Pine Corridor has entered legends in stories such as the Chūshingura and also features in movies, parodies and TV advertisements.
context_section_description: The Matsu no Ōrōka (松之大廊下 Great Pine Corridor or Hallway) was part of Edo Castle.  The name derives from the painted shōji (sliding doors) that were decorated with motifs of Japanese pine trees (matsu). 
  It was the passage which led to the Shiroshoin (白書院) from the Ōhiroma of the Honnmaru Goten (本丸御殿). The corridor measured around 50 meters in length and 4 meters in width. The corridor was the second longest with tatami mats in the castle.
  On March 14, 1701, Asano Takumi no Kami Naganori attacked and injured Kira Kozuke no Suke Yoshihisa after an insult there, which later led to the bloody incident of the Forty-seven rōnin.
  The corridor does not exist anymore just like the rest of the Shōgun's palace shortly before or during the Meiji Restoration in the later half of the 19th century. A stone marker with an inscription stands today in its place.
  The Great Pine Corridor has entered legends in stories such as the Chūshingura and also features in movies, parodies and TV advertisements.
caption: Ukiyo-e depicting the assault of Asano Naganori on Kira Yoshinaka in the Matsu no Ōrōka in 1701
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