The Hokage Residence is a large mansion occupied by the Hokage during their reign, and is located close to both the Academy and Hokage Rock. Circular in design, it is also one of the largest buildings in Konohagakure, towering over most other buildings. There is also the kanji for painted on the roof of the building. It is filled with many forbidden scrolls, in which lie the secrets to many techniques. Built during the reign of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, the Hokage mansion was occupied by Hokage over the years, although some of them never moved in at all.