■松の廊下 この辺が松の廊下跡地と思われる場所。 今は小さめの雑木林風情になっていて、夏の暑い時期にここを歩くと涼風が感じられ心地よい。

■Site of Matsu-no-o-roka Corridor Every Japanese knows that this corridor was the locus of the unfortunate event when Lord Asano Takumino-Kami Naganori attacked and wounded Lord Kira Kozuke-no-Suke Yoshinaka in 1701.Cf. The Story of the Forty-seven Loyal Ronin. Matsu-no-o-roka Corridor was named after the long corridor decorated with paintings of　pine(matsu) trees and plovers. It was the second longest corridor with tatami-mats in Edo Castle.