Sakurada Gate
Sakurada Gate, or Sakurada-mon (Japanese: 桜田門), is a gate at Tokyo Imperial Palace, in Tokyo, Japan. The Sakuradamon Incident (1860) took place here.
Sakurada Gate | |
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桜田門 | |
The gate in 2015 | |
General information | |
Type | Gate |
Location | Tokyo Imperial Palace |
Town or city | Tokyo |
Country | Japan |
Known for | The Sakuradamon Incident |
Opposite the gate of Sakurada Gate is the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department , so it is also called "Sakurada Gate"[1].
References
- 霞が関、桜田門、兜町…「別の意味」でも使われる東京の地名 - Money post web(01/14/2020)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sakurada-mon. |
- Soto Sakurada-mon Gate at Chyoda Ward Turism's official website (English)
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