The outer wall of the Imperial Palace compound on Kyoto, Japan
The three rooms of the Shodaibu-no-ma at the Kyoto Imperial Palace served as waiting rooms, with visitors allocated to one of the rooms according to their rank. In descending order of imprtance, these are the "Room of the Tigers", the "Room of the Cranes", and the "Room of the Cherry Trees", named after the paintings that adorn the sliding doors of each of the rooms. Diffference in satus are also expressed in the use of different colored tatami mat edgings. Visitors who were to use the "Room of the Tigers" or the "Room of the Cranes" were allowed to use the Carriage Porch, while those using the "room of the Cherry Trees" entered the room directly from outside using the stepping stone to the left of the building.
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