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Tyūjaku-mon gate in the former Edo Castle

 There was a Tyūjyaku-mon gate in the former Edo castle. It was important because there was the Hon-maru(first compound) at the end of this gate.There were two-tiered Yaguras (guard towers) at Shoin (writing houses) and Jūbako (tiered boxes) Yagura. It was a great building in those days, but it doesn’t exist anymore. It was burned by the Great fire in 1863 (Meireki 3), and the stone walls were burned and rounded.A cornerstone of the gate still remains.

  • Figure1. A stone wall of the Tyūjyaku-mon gate. There were two Yaguras on it.

  • Figure2. A stone wall of the Tyūjyaku-mon gate.

  • Figure3. A stone wall of Tyūjyaku-mon gate. It was burned and rounded.(1)

  • Figure4. A stone wall of Tyūjyaku-mon gate. It was burned and rounded.(2)

  • Figure5. A cornerstone of the Tyūjyaku-mon gate.(1)

  • Figure6. A cornerstone of the Tyūjyaku-mon gate.(2)

  • Figure7. Remains of the Tyūjyaku-mon gate. From the Hon-maru side.

  • Figure8. The surviving Yagura in the former Edo castle. This picture is the Sakurada-tatsumi Yagura.