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File:Edo stones.jpg | 30,000 | 35° 41' 24.04" N, 139° 45' 17.39" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | |||
File:Edo stones10.jpg | Inside the main keep foundation | Inside the main keep foundation | 30,000 | 35° 41' 17.92" N, 139° 45' 16.16" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Kokuin |
File:Edo stones11.jpg | Otebori Moat | Otebori Moat | 30,000 | 35° 41' 21.48" N, 139° 45' 36.65" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Kokuin |
File:Edo stones12.jpg | Shimizumon Gate | Shimizumon Gate | 30,000 | 35° 41' 34.40" N, 139° 45' 9.18" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Kokuin |
File:Edo stones13.jpg | Shimizumon Gate | Shimizumon Gate | 30,000 | 35° 41' 33.65" N, 139° 45' 10.01" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Kokuin |
File:Edo stones14.jpg | Daisen Moat - near (Soto) Sakuradamon Gate | Daisen Moat - near (Soto) Sakuradamon Gate | 30,000 | 35° 40' 40.55" N, 139° 45' 13.57" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Kokuin |
File:Edo stones15.jpg | 30,000 | 35° 40' 16.43" N, 139° 44' 54.28" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Kokuin | ||
File:Edo stones16.jpg | Akasaka Mitsuke Gate You see several different variations of a circle with a small square in the middle and another kokuin on the same stone. The circle and square is the kokuin of the Fukuoka Kuroda (Tadayuki) clan. The variations indicate different retainers. | Akasaka Mitsuke Gate You see several different variations of a circle with a small square in the middle and another kokuin on the same stone. The circle and square is the kokuin of the Fukuoka Kuroda (Tadayuki) clan. The variations indicate different retainers. | 30,000 | 35° 40' 43.68" N, 139° 44' 16.04" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Kokuin |
File:Edo stones17.jpg | Bairinzaka | Bairinzaka | 30,000 | 35° 41' 19.64" N, 139° 45' 22.46" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Kokuin |
File:Edo stones18.jpg | Daisen Moat - near (Soto) Sakuradamon Gate | Daisen Moat - near (Soto) Sakuradamon Gate | 30,000 | 35° 40' 40.62" N, 139° 45' 13.61" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Kokuin |
File:Edo stones19.jpg | Fujimi Yagura foundation | Fujimi Yagura foundation | 30,000 | 35° 41' 1.93" N, 139° 45' 24.23" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Kokuin |
File:Edo stones2.jpg | Sakurada Moat, near Nijubashi | Sakurada Moat, near Nijubashi | 30,000 | 35° 40' 43.79" N, 139° 45' 18.07" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Kokuin |
File:Edo stones20.jpg | 30,000 | 35° 41' 33.22" N, 139° 45' 8.96" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Kokuin | ||
File:Edo stones21.jpg | Behind the Ote Rest Area | Behind the Ote Rest Area | 30,000 | 35° 41' 11.00" N, 139° 45' 30.71" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Kokuin |
File:Edo stones3.jpg | Hirakawa moat | Hirakawa moat | 30,000 | 35° 41' 25.62" N, 139° 45' 22.46" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Kokuin |
File:Edo stones4.jpg | Hirakawa Moat near the Kitahanebashi Gate | Hirakawa Moat near the Kitahanebashi Gate | 30,000 | 35° 41' 23.75" N, 139° 45' 16.52" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Kokuin |
File:Edo stones5.jpg | Hirakawa Moat - obviously writing, but I don't know what it says | Hirakawa Moat - obviously writing, but I don't know what it says | 30,000 | 35° 41' 23.75" N, 139° 45' 16.52" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls Kokuin | Edo Castle - Kokuin |
File:Edo stones6.jpg | The stone on the left has writing the indicates the "Awa-no-kami" 「---波守内/小----」but it has been partially erased | The stone on the left has writing the indicates the "Awa-no-kami" 「---波守内/小----」but it has been partially erased | 60 | 35° 40' 58.76" N, 139° 45' 28.40" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Kokuin |
File:Edo stones7.jpg | 南無阿弥陀仏 Buddhist invocation to ward off evil. This location is the "devil gate" direction (northeast) so it is meant to help protect the castle from evil. | 南無阿弥陀仏 Buddhist invocation to ward off evil. This location is the "devil gate" direction (northeast) so it is meant to help protect the castle from evil. | 30,000 | 35° 41' 20.98" N, 139° 45' 38.66" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls Kokuin | Edo Castle - Kokuin |
File:Edo stones8.jpg | Shimizubori Moat | Shimizubori Moat | 30,000 | 35° 41' 31.92" N, 139° 45' 20.34" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Kokuin |
File:Edo stones9.jpg | Babasaki Gate | Babasaki Gate | 30,000 | 35° 40' 44.18" N, 139° 45' 37.08" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Kokuin |
File:Edo1.jpg | Daibansho guard house | Daibansho guard house | 19 | 35° 41' 7.58" N, 139° 45' 26.96" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens | |
File:Edo10.jpg | This is a view of the Sakurada Moat, extending from the Sakuradamon Gate to the Hanzomon Gate | Sakurada Moat | 26 | 35° 40' 48.61" N, 139° 44' 46.21" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Moats | Edo Castle - Hibiya Toranomon |
File:Edo100.jpg | This is the foundation of the main keep in the Honmaru Bailey. Some people incorrectly think that the lighter colored stones were newly made to reconstruct the foundation, but they are actually 2 different types of stone. The lighter color stones are from the Shodo Island in the Seto Inland Sea and the darker ones are from Izu. | Main Keep foundation | 3 | 35° 41' 15.65" N, 139° 45' 17.03" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo100b.jpg | 3,000 | 35° 41' 16.48" N, 139° 45' 17.35" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | |||
File:Edo101.jpg | The Honmaru Bailey seen from the top of the main keep foundation | Honmaru Bailey | 3 | 35° 41' 16.80" N, 139° 45' 16.63" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Baileys | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo102.jpg | Stone walls of the Bairinzaka slope in the Honmaru | Stone walls of the Bairinzaka | 10 | 35° 41' 20.44" N, 139° 45' 21.85" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo103.jpg | Stone walls of the Bairinzaka. You can see lots of kokuin (quarry marks) in the stones of the photo above. | Stone walls of the Bairinzaka | 27 | 35° 41' 19.72" N, 139° 45' 22.46" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo104.jpg | Path between two moats from the Hirakawa Gate into the Shimo Bairin Gate | Path between two moats into the Shimo Bairin Gate | 10 | 35° 41' 20.29" N, 139° 45' 27.07" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo105.jpg | Stone walls of the Honmaru Bailey. This spot is interesting because you don't often get this close to the big stone walls. they are more often only seen from across a moat. | Stone walls of the Honmaru Bailey | 27 | 35° 41' 19.18" N, 139° 45' 24.05" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo108.jpg | Suwa no Chaya Tea House. The original tea house stood in the Fukiage Bailey but was rebuilt in 1912 incorporating traditional styles. It was moved here when the Imperial Palace was laid out in the Fukiage Bailey. | Suwa no Chaya Tea House | 28 | 35° 41' 16.62" N, 139° 45' 29.16" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens | |
File:Edo11.jpg | This is a view of the moat you cross at the Kitahanebashi gate. | moat, stone walls | 35 | 35° 41' 20.40" N, 139° 45' 14.40" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Moats Stone walls | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo111.jpg | Takanawa Gate. This is the remnants of a gate alongside the Tokaido Road to monitor people coming into Edo. | Takanawa Gate | 10 | 35° 38' 21.66" N, 139° 44' 26.52" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Tokyo Bay |
File:Edo112.jpg | Near the Hirakawa Gate, on the lower outside stone wall, you can find this stone down near the waterline of the moat. It has the characters 南無阿弥陀仏 carved into it. It is basically a Buddhist invocation to ward off evil. This location in the castle corresponds to the "devil gate" direction (northeast, in Japanese Feng Shui) so it is meant to help protect the castle form evil. The stone wall also cuts in here at a right angle to prevent evil form easily entering. Look at the Google map above to see this. | Buddhist invocation against evil | 50 | 35° 41' 20.98" N, 139° 45' 38.66" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Kokuin |
File:Edo113.jpg | You may have seen this before but didn't know what it was. It's a bench underground at Yurakucho Sta. The stones are from the stone walls of Edo Castle. You can see a large kokuin mark on the end of each. The wooden part is actually made from an underground cellar that was excavated from an Edo Period government building. | The large stones of this bench are from the castle walls. See the kokuin marks on the ends. | 10 | 35° 40' 28.42" N, 139° 45' 48.92" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Edo Castle - Hibiya Toranomon | |
File:Edo114.jpg | Stone wall from the left side of the Babasaki Gate in downtown Tokyo. | Babasaki Gate stone wall | 10 | 35° 40' 42.42" N, 139° 45' 36.36" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Hibiya Toranomon |
File:Edo115.jpg | Right side of the former Babasaki Gate. | Right side of the former Babasaki Gate | 10 | 35° 40' 44.18" N, 139° 45' 36.86" E | false | true | Edo Castle | ||
File:Edo116.jpg | Nishinomaru (West Bailey) Otemon gate | Nishinomaru Otemon | 22 | 35° 40' 48.50" N, 139° 45' 17.78" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Gates Bridges Stone walls | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace Grounds |
File:Edo117.jpg | Note the shape of the moat here. It cuts in at a nice 90 degree angle. Defensive-wise there isn't a reason to cut in like this at this point. It was done intentionally to prevent evil spirits from easily entering the castle from the Northeast direction. This design is called sumikake. In Japanese Feng Shui the Northeast is an unlucky direction because evil spirits travel from the NE to the SW. This section of the moat was constructed by Date Masamune and you can find many kokuin from different daimyo in the walls. | Sumikake of the Sannomaru bailey | 10 | 35° 41' 19.54" N, 139° 45' 39.17" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Moats Stone walls | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo119.jpg | Sakashita Gate. This is off limits so you can only see it from this side. | Sakashita Gate | 15 | 35° 40' 56.93" N, 139° 45' 23.36" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Moats Gates Stone walls | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace Grounds |
File:Edo12.jpg | Hanzomon Gate | Hanzomon Gate | 25 | 35° 41' 3.59" N, 139° 44' 40.81" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Gates | Edo Castle - Hibiya Toranomon |
File:Edo13.jpg | Sakurada Gate. Formally, it should be the Soto (outer) Sakurada Gate, but it is usually known just as the Sakurada Gate. The Uchi (Inner) Sakurada Gate is now known as the Kikyomon Gate. | Sakurada Gate | 12 | 35° 40' 41.74" N, 139° 45' 12.92" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Gates | Edo Castle - Hibiya Toranomon |
File:Edo14.jpg | This is the front gate of the Ikeda Family Residence, the Edo Period lord of Inaba Province (Tottori Prefecture). It was originally located in the Marunouchi area (near Tokyo Sta.). It is a splendid example of a gate from a lord's palace in Edo. It now sits on the grounds of the National Museum. The picture above was taken from inside the museum grounds. It is also know as the "Black Gate" or "kuromon". | Gate of the Ikeda Family Residence | 10 | 35° 43' 5.66" N, 139° 46' 28.92" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Gates | Edo Castle - Daimyo Palaces |
File:Edo15.jpg | The moat is called the Benkei Moat. The tall stone wall in the background is the stone wall of the Akasaka Gate of the former outer moat. | Benkei Moat and Akasaka Gate ruins | 10 | 35° 40' 43.21" N, 139° 44' 9.60" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Moats | Edo Castle - Akasaka Ichigaya |
File:Edo16.jpg | Remains of the Akasaka Gate of the outer bailey | Remains of the Akasaka Gate | 10 | 35° 40' 43.21" N, 139° 44' 16.19" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Akasaka Ichigaya |
File:Edo17.jpg | Remains of the Akasaka Gate | Remains of the Akasaka Gate | 0 | 35° 40' 43.21" N, 139° 44' 17.41" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Akasaka Ichigaya |
File:Edo18.jpg | A reconstructed outer moat stone wall at Toranomon. The picture above is taken from underground and the floor level you see is meant to be the water level of the moat. To get here you need to take the stairs up out of Toranomon sta. by the Ministry of Education building. There is also a nice exhibit inside talking about the outer moat. This section of the stone wall and 2 others were reconstructed here around the Ministry of Education after archaeological excavations. | Reconstructed stone wall at Toranomon Sta. | 10 | 35° 40' 14.59" N, 139° 44' 54.78" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Hibiya Toranomon |
File:Edo19.jpg | Another part of the reconstructed stone wall in front of the Ministry of Education. Notice the kokuin mark (上) in the second stone from the right in the second row. | Reconstructed stone wall in Toranomon | 10 | 35° 40' 13.80" N, 139° 44' 53.41" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Hibiya Toranomon |
File:Edo2.jpg | This building is known as the 100 man guard house. It is located right inside the Otemon. As the name implies it supposedly holds 100 men. | 100 man guard house | 18 | 35° 41' 7.37" N, 139° 45' 28.62" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens | |
File:Edo20.jpg | Another section of reconstructed stone wall in Toranomon at the Ministry of Education | reconstructed stone wall in Toranomon | 10 | 35° 40' 17.40" N, 139° 44' 57.01" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Hibiya Toranomon |
File:Edo21.jpg | Stone wall of the outer moat at Hibiya Park. This connected to the Hibiya Gate. | Stone wall at Hibiya Park. | 10 | 35° 40' 28.20" N, 139° 45' 28.80" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Hibiya Toranomon |
File:Edo22.jpg | Shimizu Gate. This is one of the most uniquely constructed gates of Edo castle, and a personal favorite spot of mine. | Shimizu Gate | 10 | 35° 41' 36.17" N, 139° 45' 13.79" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Moats Gates Stone walls | Edo Castle - Kitanomaru Bailey |
File:Edo23.jpg | The stone near the water line above has the characters 五目 carved into it. It's in the Shimizu Moat near to Takebashi. | A kokuin mark in a stone near Takebashi. | 10 | 35° 41' 30.59" N, 139° 45' 20.99" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Kitanomaru Bailey |
File:Edo24.jpg | Remains of the Takebashi Gate | Remains of the Takebashi Gate | 10 | 35° 41' 27.60" N, 139° 45' 21.60" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Kitanomaru Bailey |
File:Edo25.jpg | Stone wall and moat next to the ruins of the Takebashi Gate | Stone wall next to the ruins of the Takebashi Gate | 10 | 35° 41' 25.19" N, 139° 45' 20.41" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Moats Stone walls | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo26.jpg | Looking towards the Hirakawa Gate from the Takebashi Gate | Moat between the Takebashi and Hirakawa Gates | 10 | 35° 41' 25.19" N, 139° 45' 20.41" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Moats | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo27.jpg | Remains of he Kijibashi Gate | Remains of he Kijibashi Gate | 10 | 35° 41' 31.81" N, 139° 45' 22.21" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Kitanomaru Bailey |
File:Edo28.jpg | Old stone wall of the Nakabori Moat between the Kijibashi Bridge and HItotsubashi Bridge. The Shuto Expressway runs over top of the moat today. You can find many stones with kokuin in this wall too. | Old stone wall of the Nakabori Moat | 10 | 35° 41' 33.72" N, 139° 45' 25.09" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Kitanomaru Bailey |
File:Edo29.jpg | Ruins of the Hitotsubashi Gate | Ruins of the Hitotsubashi Gate | 10 | 35° 41' 28.79" N, 139° 45' 33.01" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | |
File:Edo3.jpg | This slope is known as Shiomizaka. It connects the Ninomaru to the Honmaru. Look at how small the people look compared to the walls of the moat. Also notice the steep grade and how the road makes a turn at the end as it enters the honmaru. | Shiomizaka slope | 20 | 35° 41' 15.61" N, 139° 45' 24.77" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo30.jpg | Looking towards the Hitotsubashi Bridge from the Nishiki Bridge. Again you have the Shuto Expressway running over top of the moat. It's unfortunate that so much of this nice stone wall is almost unknown under the highway, but I'm glad it has been preserved and reused. | Stone wall between the Hitotsubashi and Nishiki Bridges. | 10 | 35° 41' 29.00" N, 139° 45' 38.05" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Moats Stone walls | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo31.jpg | Tokiwabashi Gate ruins. This is the most extensive gate ruins of the outer moat. Unfortunately, much of it is closed to repair damage from the 2011 earthquake. It should reopen in early 2013. It also seems to be a popular lunch spot for people working in the area. | Tokiwabashi Gate ruins | 10 | 35° 41' 9.28" N, 139° 46' 12.83" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo32.jpg | The outer koraimon gate of the Kikyomon Gate | Kikyomon Gate | 10 | 35° 41' 2.51" N, 139° 45' 30.42" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Gates | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace Grounds |
File:Edo33.jpg | No. 3 Battery Island. This series of Battery Islands is often considered as another "castle" but I'm including it here as an extension of the Edo Castle defenses. They are also considered a castle in their own right. See Shinagawa Battery Islands for details. | No. 3 Battery Island | 10 | 35° 38' 5.68" N, 139° 46' 17.11" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Edo Castle - Tokyo Bay | |
File:Edo34.jpg | No. 6 Battery Island. This series of Battery Islands is often considered as another "castle" but I'm including it here as an extension of the Edo Castle defenses. They are also considered a castle in their own right. See Shinagawa Battery Islands for details. | No. 6 Battery Island | 10 | 35° 38' 7.80" N, 139° 45' 57.60" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Edo Castle - Tokyo Bay | |
File:Edo35.jpg | Gate to the Hamarikyu Gardens. A large Watariyagura Style gate once stood here. The site of the Hamarikyu Gardens is one of the original Edo land reclamation projects that filled in part of the sea to make land. It provided a palace for the lord of Kofu but was eventually absorbed by the Tokugawa. It housed a palace and gardens but was also intended as a detached fortification for the castle. | Gate to the Hamarikyu Gardens. | 10 | 35° 39' 46.37" N, 139° 45' 47.34" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Tokyo Bay |
File:Edo36.jpg | These stones of the outer moat were uncovered when the building was built. The stone in the upper right also has a large kokuin mark. | Stones uncovered during construction | 10 | 35° 40' 10.92" N, 139° 45' 14.72" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Hibiya Toranomon |
File:Edo37.jpg | Part of the stone wall foundation of a yagura along the outer moat. | stone foundation of a yagura | 10 | 35° 40' 12.00" N, 139° 44' 51.00" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Hibiya Toranomon |
File:Edo38.jpg | Ruins of the Hibiya Gate. The stone wall extends far to the right (in this picture) and part of the moat has been turned into a pond. | Ruins of the Hibiya Gate | 10 | 35° 40' 30.61" N, 139° 45' 31.21" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Hibiya Toranomon |
File:Edo39.jpg | Shimizu Gate. After passing two gates, an attacking enemy would have to make another hairpin turn and go uphill to enter the castle. | Shimizu Gate | 42 | 35° 41' 34.22" N, 139° 45' 8.57" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Gates | Edo Castle - Kitanomaru Bailey |
File:Edo4.jpg | The Nijubashi bridge with the Fushimi Yagura in the background. | Nijubashi Bridge and Fushimi Yagura | 22 | 35° 40' 46.81" N, 139° 45' 19.80" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Turrets Moats Bridges | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace Grounds |
File:Edo40.jpg | A stone foundation in the Matoba Bailey. It looks like a yagura or something once stood here. You can see this on those 2 days a year when the Imperial Palace Grounds are open to the public or during the daily tours of the palace. | Stone walls in the Matoba Bailey. | 10 | 35° 40' 46.20" N, 139° 45' 13.50" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace Grounds |
File:Edo41.jpg | The Fushimi Yagura. It's said that the name is derived from it's being moved from Fushimi Castle in Kyoto, or being constructed of materials from Fushimi Castle, but there is no evidence for this myth. It is also known as the Tsukimi Yagura | Fushimi Yagura | 21 | 35° 40' 48.61" N, 139° 45' 12.74" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Turrets | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace Grounds |
File:Edo42.jpg | The Fujimi Yagura is a watchtower situated along the edge of one of the moats protecting the honmaru. After the original main keep burned down the Tokugawa used this as a main keep. It is said that this yagura was in a good position for the shogun to view Mt. Fuji (thus the name) and the Sumidagawa fireworks. This picture is taken from near the imperial palace on January 2 when the grounds are open for the emperor's New Year's greetings. | Fujimi yagura | 2 | 35° 40' 59.74" N, 139° 45' 16.81" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Turrets | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace Grounds |
File:Edo43.jpg | This is a gate along the path to the Inui Gate of the Imperial Palace grounds. It can only be seen when the palace is open for the New Year's greetings (Jan 2). I can't find any reliable information on this structure but one blog said that it was moved from a lord's palace to this location. | Yakuimon style palace gate | 10 | 35° 41' 7.19" N, 139° 45' 15.01" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Gates | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace Grounds |
File:Edo44.jpg | Fujimi Tamon Yagura. Also known as the Sukiya Tamon Yagura | Fujimi Tamon Yagura | 23 | 35° 41' 7.80" N, 139° 45' 15.01" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Turrets Moats Stone walls | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace Grounds |
File:Edo45.jpg | A very large Nagayamon Gate, perhaps the largest I've ever seen. It is along the moat on the way to the Inui Yagura. Again, no reliable information but maybe it was moved here from a palace in the city. | Nagayamon Style gate in the Imperial Palace grounds. | 43 | 35° 41' 8.99" N, 139° 45' 13.79" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Gates | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace Grounds |
File:Edo46.jpg | Inui Moat. This can only be seen form inside the Imperial Palace grounds during the New Year's greeting. | Inui Moat | 10 | 35° 41' 13.20" N, 139° 45' 10.80" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Moats | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace Grounds |
File:Edo47.jpg | Nishi Hanebashi Gate. This too can only be seen when the palace grounds are open for the New Year's greeting. The stone walls around the gate are wonderfully preserved. The bridge was originally a drawbridge. | Nishi Hanebashi Gate. | 24 | 35° 41' 13.20" N, 139° 45' 10.80" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Moats Bridges Stone walls | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace Grounds |
File:Edo48.jpg | Kita Hanebashi, as seen from inside the palace grounds across the Inui Moat. | Kita Hanebashi seen from the Inui Moat. | 10 | 35° 41' 16.19" N, 139° 45' 9.00" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Moats Bridges Stone walls | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace Grounds |
File:Edo49.jpg | Inui Gate | Inui Gate | 45 | 35° 41' 20.40" N, 139° 45' 7.20" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Gates | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace Grounds |
File:Edo5.jpg | This picture inside the Sakuradamon gate perfectly shows the structure of the 2 gates that compose the compound gate called a masugata. | Inside the Sakuradamon Gate | 13 | 35° 40' 43.50" N, 139° 45' 13.03" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Gates | Edo Castle - Hibiya Toranomon |
File:Edo50.jpg | Hirakawa Gate | Hirakawa Gate | 30 | 35° 41' 24.61" N, 139° 45' 30.60" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Moats Gates Bridges | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo51.jpg | A gate to the Lord of Kii's Palace. Kii is present day Wakayama Pref. The lord of Kii was one of the three main Tokugawa related lords. | Kii Palace Gate | 10 | 35° 40' 51.60" N, 139° 43' 52.21" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Gates | Edo Castle - Daimyo Palaces |
File:Edo52.jpg | The former Sanada Moat. This was one of the biggest moats constructed at Edo Castle. It was 15m high and 100m wide. It was partially filled in to make the athletic ground of Sofia University. | Sanada Moat | 10 | 35° 40' 52.03" N, 139° 43' 54.62" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Edo Castle - Akasaka Ichigaya | |
File:Edo53.jpg | Kuichigai Gate. Originally this was an earthen bridge across the outer moat separating the Sanada Moat and the Benkei Moat. You can see how the road twists through the remains of the gate today. Originally it was a right angle turn. | Kuichigai Gate | 10 | 35° 40' 52.79" N, 139° 43' 56.39" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Edo Castle - Akasaka Ichigaya | |
File:Edo54.jpg | Stone wall remains of the Yotsuya Gate. | Yotsuya Gate stone wall | 10 | 35° 41' 10.21" N, 139° 43' 51.60" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Akasaka Ichigaya |
File:Edo55.jpg | Remains of the Yotsuya Gate | Remains of the Yotsuya Gate | 10 | 35° 41' 10.21" N, 139° 43' 51.60" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Akasaka Ichigaya |
File:Edo56.jpg | This giant stone wall is the base of a bridge that crossed the outer moat at Ichigaya. | Ichigaya Bridge | 10 | 35° 41' 31.49" N, 139° 44' 7.58" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Akasaka Ichigaya |
File:Edo57.jpg | The stone wall of the Ichigaya bridge has many kokuin carved into the stones | kokuin in the stone wall at Ichigaya | 10 | 35° 41' 31.20" N, 139° 44' 7.80" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Akasaka Ichigaya |
File:Edo58.jpg | The wide outer moat at Ichigaya | Wide moat at Ichigaya | 10 | 35° 41' 30.59" N, 139° 44' 7.19" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Moats | Edo Castle - Akasaka Ichigaya |
File:Edo59.jpg | Inside Ichigaya Sta. down near the Nanboku Line you can find this reconstructed stone wall on display using stones that were excavated on the site. This section also has some very good displays about the Outer Moat and building the stone walls. | Reconstructed stone wall exhibit inside Ichigaya Sta. | 10 | 35° 41' 28.03" N, 139° 44' 8.81" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Akasaka Ichigaya |
File:Edo6.jpg | Fujimi Yagura | Fujimi Yagura | 1 | 35° 41' 2.18" N, 139° 45' 22.10" E | true | false | Edo Castle | Turrets | |
File:Edo60.jpg | Some more stones from the original stone walls around Ichigaya Sta. | Stone wall stones at Ichigaya Sta. | 10 | 35° 41' 28.79" N, 139° 44' 10.79" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Edo Castle - Akasaka Ichigaya | |
File:Edo61.jpg | There are a lot of great stone walls remaining in Iidabashi. The gate at this point of the Outer Moat was called the Ushigome Gate. | Ushigome Gate stone walls in Iidabashi | 10 | 35° 41' 58.81" N, 139° 44' 37.21" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Iidabashi |
File:Edo62.jpg | More of the stone walls from the Ushigome Gate at Iidabashi. | Ushigome Gate stone walls at Iidabashi | 10 | 35° 42' 0.22" N, 139° 44' 36.49" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Iidabashi |
File:Edo63.jpg | Ushigome Gate ruins at Iidabashi | Ushigome Gate ruins at Iidabashi | 10 | 35° 42' 0.00" N, 139° 44' 37.21" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Iidabashi |
File:Edo64.jpg | One of the excavated stones from the Ushigome Gate at Iidabashi says 阿波守内 which indicates it was built by the lord of Awa (present day Tokushima Pref.) | Stone with the markings of the lord of Awa. | 10 | 35° 41' 59.86" N, 139° 44' 38.18" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Edo Castle - Iidabashi | |
File:Edo65.jpg | You can find many kokuin in the stones of this wall at the Kishikawa Korakuen Park. The kokuin in this picture are all the kanji for mountain 山. | many stones have kokuin | 10 | 35° 42' 22.25" N, 139° 44' 51.86" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Iidabashi |
File:Edo66.jpg | This wall of the Koishikawa Korakuen Park was built with stones from the outer moat. | wall made with stones from the outer moat | 10 | 35° 42' 20.99" N, 139° 44' 52.19" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Iidabashi |
File:Edo67.jpg | The earthen wall of the outer moat was used as a foundation for the Sobu Train line. The brick and stone exterior is not originally from the castle moat but the earthen embankment is. | Outer moat stone wall used for the train | 10 | 35° 42' 8.71" N, 139° 45' 1.80" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Edo Castle - Iidabashi | |
File:Edo68.jpg | Ushigafuchi Moat, just outside the Tayasu Gate | Ushigafuchi Moat | 39 | 35° 41' 42.00" N, 139° 44' 57.59" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Moats | Edo Castle - Kitanomaru Bailey |
File:Edo69.jpg | This is the out of the Tayasu Gate. It is a koraimon style gate and part of a masugata combination. | Tayasu gate | 37 | 35° 41' 39.98" N, 139° 44' 57.30" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Gates | Edo Castle - Kitanomaru Bailey |
File:Edo7.jpg | The Kikyomon gate as seen from the inside. This is one of those places you can't normally see unless you go on a day when part of the palace is open to the public. | Kikyomon watariyagura gate | 9 | 35° 41' 2.04" N, 139° 45' 30.42" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Gates | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace Grounds |
File:Edo70.jpg | Tayasu Gate of the Kitanomaru Bailey. It is also commonly known today as the entrance to the Budokan Hall. The masugata gate is an original and designated Important Cultural Property | Tayasu Gate | 10 | 35° 41' 38.69" N, 139° 44' 58.13" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Gates | Edo Castle - Kitanomaru Bailey |
File:Edo71.jpg | The large yaguramon gate of the Tayasu Gate | Tayasu Gate | 38 | 35° 41' 38.62" N, 139° 44' 58.02" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Gates | Edo Castle - Kitanomaru Bailey |
File:Edo72.jpg | Shimizu Gate. This is probably my favorite gate because the structure is so unique. | Shimizu Gate | 41 | 35° 41' 32.64" N, 139° 45' 10.12" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Gates | Edo Castle - Kitanomaru Bailey |
File:Edo73.jpg | Inside the large yaguramon style gate of the Shimizu Gate | Shimizu Gate | 10 | 35° 41' 34.01" N, 139° 45' 8.96" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Gates | Edo Castle - Kitanomaru Bailey |
File:Edo74.jpg | Looking down the Hirakawa Moat from near the Kitahanebashi Gate. Note the jagged yokoyagake along the inner side of the moat to help provide positions for flanking fire. | Hirakawa moat | 10 | 35° 41' 23.06" N, 139° 45' 15.12" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Moats | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo75.jpg | Kitahanebashi Gate | Kitahanebashi Gate | 34 | 35° 41' 22.81" N, 139° 45' 15.01" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Gates | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo76.jpg | The gate of the Kitahanebashi Gate. | Kitahanebashi gate | 10 | 35° 41' 20.36" N, 139° 45' 14.18" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Gates Bridges Stone walls | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo77.jpg | Hakucho Moat | Hakucho Moat | 10 | 35° 41' 15.54" N, 139° 45' 24.52" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Moats Stone walls | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo78.jpg | Inside the Hirakawa Gate yaguramon | Inside the Hirakawa Gate yaguramon | 10 | 35° 41' 22.42" N, 139° 45' 27.76" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Gates | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo79.jpg | The Hirakawa Gate yaguramon | The Hirakawa Gate yaguramon | 10 | 35° 41' 23.35" N, 139° 45' 27.79" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Gates | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo8.jpg | The Sakuradamon Gate. | Sakuradamon Gate | 11 | false | false | Edo Castle | Moats Gates | Edo Castle - Hibiya Toranomon | |
File:Edo80.jpg | This is the Fujomon Gate inside the Hirakawa Gate. It is a small gate to the right of the large yaguramon. It was used to take criminals and bodies out of the castle and was also used by female servants entering the castle. | Fujomon Gate in the Hirakawa Gate | 31 | 35° 41' 23.39" N, 139° 45' 27.61" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Gates | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo81.jpg | Yaguramon of the Hirakawa Gate | Hirakawa Gate | 32 | 35° 41' 23.39" N, 139° 45' 28.19" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Gates | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo82.jpg | Part of an exterior wall at the Hirakawa Gate. Notice the loopholes cut in the stone for guns. | Exterior wall of the Hirakawa Gate | 10 | 35° 41' 23.39" N, 139° 45' 28.37" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Walls | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo83.jpg | Otemon Gate | Otemon Gate | 5 | 35° 41' 9.06" N, 139° 45' 38.02" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Gates | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo84.jpg | Otemon Gate | Otemon Gate | 6 | 35° 41' 9.56" N, 139° 45' 35.86" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Gates | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo85.jpg | Otemon Gate | Otemon Gate | 10 | 35° 41' 6.61" N, 139° 45' 38.41" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Gates | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo86.jpg | Here you can see the Tatsumi Yagura in the foreground, the Fujimi Yagura in the background and some of the Kikyomon Gate in between | Tatsumi Yagura, Kikyomon Gate, Fujimi Yagura | 8 | 35° 41' 0.28" N, 139° 45' 35.50" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Turrets Moats | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo87.jpg | This is the Sakurada Yagura standing between The Kikyo Gate and Otemon Gate. It is also called the Tatsumi Yagura. | Sakurada yagura | 4 | 35° 41' 0.06" N, 139° 45' 32.90" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Turrets Moats | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo88.jpg | Kikyomon Gate | Kikyomon Gate | 7 | 35° 41' 0.56" N, 139° 45' 30.60" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Gates | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace Grounds |
File:Edo89.jpg | Wadakura Gate ruins | Wadakura Gate ruins | 10 | 35° 41' 1.21" N, 139° 45' 42.01" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo9.jpg | The Sakurada Moat that extends from the Hanzomon Gate to the Sakurada Gate. | Sakurada Moat | 14 | 35° 40' 40.19" N, 139° 44' 55.79" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Moats Gates | Edo Castle - Hibiya Toranomon |
File:Edo90.jpg | Wadakura Gate ruins | Wadakura Gate ruins | 10 | 35° 40' 58.98" N, 139° 45' 44.17" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |
File:Edo91.jpg | The "Red Gate" of Tokyo Univeristy is actually the former gate from the Maeda Family's palace in Tokyo. The gate was never moved and stands in it's original location. | Maeda Family's Palace Gate | 10 | 35° 42' 38.23" N, 139° 45' 36.86" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Gates | Edo Castle - Daimyo Palaces |
File:Edo92.jpg | This gate from the Tayasu Family's palace is now the front gate of the Kokuji Temple. | Tayasu Family's palace gate | 10 | 35° 42' 0.61" N, 139° 43' 27.01" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Edo Castle - Daimyo Palaces | |
File:Edo93.jpg | Gaisen Moat, looking towards the Sakuradamon Gate from the Uchibori Street. | Gaisen moat and Sakuradamon Gate | 10 | 35° 40' 37.96" N, 139° 45' 19.22" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Moats | Edo Castle - Hibiya Toranomon |
File:Edo94.jpg | Most of the stones here have this mark with 3 interlocking circles. It is thought to be from the Asano Clan. | Stone with a clear quarry mark | 10 | 35° 40' 21.47" N, 139° 44' 29.47" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Edo Castle - Hibiya Toranomon | |
File:Edo95.jpg | Outside the Prime Minister's Official Residence they've placed several stones that were uncovered when the new building was built. Each of these stones has at least one kokuin (刻印) or quary mark carved into it. If you look at the photo above you can see the string of stones on the right, the long narrow pond on the left, and on the other side of the pond is a high stone wall. I think this was designed as a tribute to the outer moat which was filled in for this Sotobori Road. | Old stones set outside the Prime Minister's Residence. | 10 | 35° 40' 21.76" N, 139° 44' 29.51" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Edo Castle - Hibiya Toranomon | |
File:Edo97.jpg | Doshin Bansho Guard House. As you enter the castle grounds, this is the first of the three original remaining guard houses. | Doshin Bansho Guard House | 17 | 35° 41' 9.96" N, 139° 45' 29.99" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens | |
File:Edo98.jpg | Looking back to the Nakanomon gate ruins and the Daibansho Guard House. | Nakanomon gate ruins and the Daibansho Guard House | 10 | 35° 41' 6.58" N, 139° 45' 26.32" E | false | true | Edo Castle | Stone walls | |
File:Edo99.jpg | Ishimuro Stone Cellar. This was likely used a storehouse for emergency supplies. | Ishimuro Stone Cellar | 21 | 35° 41' 11.94" N, 139° 45' 16.31" E | false | false | Edo Castle | Edo Castle - Imperial Palace East Gardens |