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Stone walls of Akasaka-mon Gate
At the top of slope close to Nagata-cho Station used to be Akasaka-mon Gate of Edo Castle. Though the gate was removed in the Meiji period, parts of the stone walls are still there and we can see them.
Current Akasaka Slope and remains of Akasaka-mon Gate 
Remains of stone walls of the gate 
It could be remain of the second gate (It’s called Korai-mon gate)
Marks engraved on the stone walls
If we look closely at the stone walls, we can see that there are some marks.
Part of remain of the gate’s stone wall 
The mark engraved on the stone 1 
The mark engraved on the stone 2
Benkei Moat
There were moats on both sides of the slope. The Benkei moat on the north side still remains, however the moat that the south side has been reclaimed.
Current Benkei Moat 
Benkei Moat with Benkei-bashi Bridge