Edo Castle

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lots of notes

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History

stolen by ieyasu, built by dokan


Field Notes

lots of notes


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Gallery
  • Fujimi Yagura
  • Fujimi yagura
  • Main Keep foundation
  • Honmaru Bailey
  • Sakurada yagura
  • Otemon Gate
  • Otemon Gate
  • Kikyomon Gate
  • Tatsumi Yagura, Kikyomon Gate, Fujimi Yagura
  • Kikyomon watariyagura gate
  • Kikyomon Gate
  • Sakuradamon Gate
  • Sakurada Gate
  • Inside the Sakuradamon Gate
  • Sakurada Moat
  • Sakashita Gate
  • Doshin Bansho Guard House
  • 100 man guard house
  • Daibansho guard house
  • Shiomizaka slope
  • Fushimi Yagura
  • Ishimuro Stone Cellar
  • Nijubashi Bridge and Fushimi Yagura
  • Nishinomaru Otemon
  • Fujimi Tamon Yagura
  • Nishi Hanebashi Gate.
  • Hanzomon Gate
  • Sakurada Moat
  • Stone walls of the Bairinzaka
  • Suwa no Chaya Tea House
  • Hirakawa Gate
  • Fujomon Gate in the Hirakawa Gate
  • Hirakawa Gate
  • Kitahanebashi Gate
  • moat, stone walls
  • Tayasu gate
  • Tayasu Gate
  • Ushigafuchi Moat
  • Shimizu Gate
  • Shimizu Gate
  • Inui Gate


More Galleries and Feature Pages

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Akasaka Ichigaya

(12 photos)

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Daimyo Palaces

(4 photos)

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Kitanomaru Bailey

(12 photos)

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Hibiya Toranomon

(18 photos)

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Iidabashi

(7 photos)

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Tokyo Bay

(4 photos)

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Edo Castle - Kokuin

(53 photos)

Castle Profile
English Name Edo Castle
Japanese Name 江戸城
Alternate Names Chiyoda-jo, Tokyo-jo, Ota-jo
Founder Ota Dokan
Year Founded 1400
Castle Type Flatland
Castle Condition No main keep but other buildings
Designations National Historical Site"National Historical Site" is not in the list (Top 100 Castles, Next 100 Castles, UNESCO World Heritage Site, has Important Cultural Properties, has National Treasures, Top 100 Mountaintop Castles, National Historic Site, Prefectural Historic Site, Local Historic Site, Special Historic Site) of allowed values for the "Designations" property., Top 100 Castles, has Important Cultural Properties
Historical Period Edo Period
Artifacts gates
Features
Visitor Information
Access Tokyo Station, 5 min walk
Hours Closed Monday and Friday
Time Required 240
URL Castle Website
Location Tokyo, Tokyo
Coordinates 35.68775, 139.75469
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Admin
Added to Jcastle
Admin Year Visited 1992, 2001, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Admin Visits Oct 21, 2017


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