Aka Mon

Aka Mon is a gate in , , . Aka Mon is situated nearby to , as well as near the Buddhist temple .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Red Gate and University of Tokyo General Library.

Photo: XIIIfromTOKYO, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Akamon is a historical gate located in , Tokyo, Japan. One of two remaining gates of the Edo period daimyō mansions in the city. It was constructed in 1827 in the late Edo period in the residence of the Maeda clan in Edo.

Library
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is situated 130 metres north of Aka Mon.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 110 metres west of Aka Mon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hongō and Yayoi.

Quarter
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is a district of located in , due north of the and west of .

Quarter
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is a neighbourhood in Bunkyo, Tokyo. In 1884, when it was part of Tokyo City, it was the location of a shell mound where a new type of pottery was discovered by Shogoro Tsuboi and his colleagues.

Quarter
Photo: 多摩に暇人, CC BY 3.0.
is a quarter.

Aka Mon

Latitude
35.71062° or 35° 42′ 38″ north
Longitude
139.76035° or 139° 45′ 37″ east
Elevation
34 metres (112 feet)
Open location code
8Q7XPQ66+64
Geo­Names ID
10971187
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In Other Languages

“Aka Mon” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “赤門”

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