Sakurada Gate
| Sakurada Gate | |
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桜田門 | |
_of_The_Imperial_Palace.JPG.webp) The gate in 2015 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Gate |
| Location | Tokyo Imperial Palace |
| Town or city | Tokyo |
| Country | Japan |
| Known for | The Sakuradamon Incident |
Sakurada Gate (桜田門, sakurada-mon), is a gate at Tokyo Imperial Palace, in Tokyo, Japan. It was the location of the Sakuradamon Incident in 1860.
Opposite the gate of Sakurada Gate is the headquarters of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, which shares "Sakurada Gate" as a metonym (akin to London's Scotland Yard).[1]
Access
- Sakuradamon Station (Yūrakuchō Line)
- Kasumigaseki Station (Marunouchi, Hibiya, and Chiyoda lines)
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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sakurada-mon. |
- Soto Sakurada-mon Gate at Chyoda Ward Turism's official website (English)
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