Sakurada Gate

Sakurada Gate is a gate in the inner moat of in , Japan. It was the location of the Sakuradamon Incident in 1860, in which Tairō Ii Naosuke was assassinated outside the gate by samurai of the Mito Domain and Satsuma Domain.
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  • Type: City gate
  • Description: gate of Imperial Palace of Tokyo (Former Edo Castle)
  • Also known as: “Sakurada”, “Sakurada gate”, “Sakurada-mon”, “Sakuradamon”, “Sotosakurada”, and “Uchisakurada”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shiodome and National Diet Library.

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is an area in , Japan, located adjacent to and , near and the Hamarikyu Gardens. Formerly a railway terminal, has been transformed into one of Tokyo's most modern areas.

Library
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The is the national library of and among the largest libraries in the world. It was established in 1948 for the purpose of assisting members of the National Diet of Japan in researching matters of public policy. is situated 1 km west of Sakurada Gate.

Castle
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The Imperial Palace is the main residence of the emperor of Japan. It is a large -like area located in the district of the of and contains several buildings, including the Fukiage Palace, where the emperor has his living… is situated 660 metres northwest of Sakurada Gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kokyo Gaien National Garden and Kasumigaseki.

Neighborhood
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is located in , Tokyo, just south of the .

Quarter
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is a district in , . Most government ministries are located in the neighbourhood, making its name a metonym for the Japanese bureaucracy, while refers to the elected government or legislative branch.

Neighborhood
Chiyoda is a district of . Chiyoda covers the grounds of the , and nothing else. It has no subdivisions or chōme.

Sakurada Gate

Latitude
35.6785° or 35° 40′ 43″ north
Longitude
139.75394° or 139° 45′ 14″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Inception
~1663
Open location code
8Q7XMQH3+CH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 145400030
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Geo­Names ID
1853070
Wiki­data ID
Q5369428
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Sakurada Gate” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “porta Sakurada”
  • Catalan: “Sakurada-mon”
  • Chinese: “樱田门”
  • Chinese: “櫻田門”
  • French: “porte de Sakurada”
  • French: “sakurada-mon”
  • Japanese: “sakurada-mon”
  • Japanese: “さくらだもん”
  • Japanese: “桜田門”
  • Korean: “사쿠라다몬”
  • Korean: “사쿠라다문”
  • Marathi: “सकुराडा दरवाजा”
  • Persian: “دروازه ساکورادا”
  • Portuguese: “Portão Sakurada”
  • Russian: “ворота Сакурада”
  • Russian: “Сакурада-мон”
  • Spanish: “Puerta Sakurada”
  • Thai: “ประตูซากูราดะ”
  • Ukrainian: “ворота Сакурада”

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