In the Horinouchi (inside the moat) where the land on both sides is flat, there was a meeting terrace and samurai houses to the north where Ote-mon Gate (main gate) was, and to the south, Kura (storehouses), Umaya (horse stables), Takabeya (falcon house), and a garden.
また、その両側面の平地に設けた堀の内には、大手門のある北側に対面所や武家屋敷を、南側には蔵、馬屋、鷹部屋、庭園を配していた。