Edo Castle

Edo Castle is a flatland castle that was built in 1457 by Ōta Dōkan in Edo, Toshima District, Musashi Province. In modern times it is part of the in , Tokyo, and is therefore also known as Chiyoda Castle.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Tokyo, Japan
  • Also known as: “Chiyoda Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Site of Ōoku and National Museum of Modern Art.

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The Ōoku was historically the women's quarters of Edo Castle, the section where the women connected to the reigning shōgun resided. Similar areas in the castles of powerful daimyō, such as the Satsuma Domain, were also referred to by this term. is situated 140 metres southeast of Edo Castle.

Museum
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The , Tokyo, also known as MOMAT, is the foremost museum collecting and exhibiting modern Japanese art. The museum, in , Japan, is known for its collection of 20th-century art and includes Western-style and Nihonga artists. is situated 240 metres north of Edo Castle.

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 600 metres southwest of Edo Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chiyoda City and Kitanomaru Park.

Neighborhood
Chiyoda is a district of , , . In Japanese it translates as a "field of a thousand generations" Chiyoda covers the grounds of the , and nothing else.

Quarter
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is a public park in , central , , just north of the . It is the location of the indoor sports and performance venue, the Science Museum, and the .

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is the enormous and wealthy capital of , and its main city, overflowing with culture, commerce, and most of all, people. As the most populated urban area in the world, is a fascinating and dynamic metropolis that mixes foreign influences, consumer culture and global business along with remnants of the capital of old Japan.

Edo Castle

Latitude
35.68837° or 35° 41′ 18″ north
Longitude
139.75441° or 139° 45′ 16″ east
Elevation
29 metres (95 feet)
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
node 5409598583
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q865913
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Edo Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة إدو”
  • Arabic: “قلعة إيدو”
  • Arabic: “قلعة ايدو”
  • Basque: “Edoko gaztelua”
  • Belarusian: “Замак Эда”
  • Breton: “Kastell Edo”
  • Catalan: “castell d’Edo”
  • Catalan: “Castell d’Edo”
  • Central Kurdish: “قەڵای ئێدۆ”
  • Chinese: “千代田城”
  • Chinese: “江戶城”
  • Chinese: “江户城”
  • Chinese: “江戸城”
  • Czech: “Edo”
  • Dutch: “Edokasteel”
  • Esperanto: “Edo-kastelo”
  • Esperanto: “Kastelo de Edo”
  • Finnish: “Edon linna”
  • French: “castel d’Edo”
  • French: “château d’Edo”
  • French: “Château d’Edo”
  • German: “Burg Edo”
  • German: “Burg von Edo”
  • German: “Edo-jo”
  • German: “Edo-jō”
  • German: “Edojo”
  • German: “Edojō”
  • German: “Schloss Edo”
  • Hebrew: “טירת אדו”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Edo”
  • Italian: “castello di Edo”
  • Italian: “Castello di Edo”
  • Japanese: “Edo-jō”
  • Japanese: “えどじょう”
  • Japanese: “千代田城”
  • Japanese: “江戸城”
  • Japanese: “皇居”
  • Korean: “에도성”
  • Lingua Franca Nova: “Castel Edo”
  • Lithuanian: “Edo pilis”
  • Malay: “Istana Edo”
  • Marathi: “इडो किल्ला”
  • Marathi: “एडो किल्ला”
  • Mongolian: “Эдо цайз”
  • Persian: “قصر ادو”
  • Persian: “قلعه ادو”
  • Persian: “قلعهٔ ادو”
  • Persian: “کاخ ادو”
  • Polish: “zamek Edo”
  • Polish: “Zamek Edo”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Chiyoda”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Edo”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Edo”
  • Portuguese: “Chiyoda jo”
  • Portuguese: “Chiyoda-jo”
  • Portuguese: “Edo jo”
  • Portuguese: “Edo-jo”
  • Portuguese: “Edo-jō”
  • Portuguese: “Matsu no Ōrōka”
  • Russian: “замок Эдо”
  • Russian: “Замок Эдо”
  • Russian: “Эдо”
  • Slovenian: “grad Edo”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Edo”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Chidoya”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Edo”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Edo”
  • Swedish: “Edoslottet”
  • Tagalog: “Kastilyo Edo”
  • Tagalog: “Kastilyo ng Edo”
  • Tagalog: “Kastilyong Edo”
  • Tamil: “எடோ கோட்டை”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทเอโดะ”
  • Turkish: “Edo Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Едоський замок”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Едо”
  • Vietnamese: “Giang Hộ thành”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Chiyoda”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Edo”
  • Vietnamese: “Thành Chiyoda”
  • Vietnamese: “Thành Edo”
  • Vietnamese: “Thành Giang Hộ”
  • Vietnamese: “Thành Thiên Đại Điền”
  • Wu Chinese: “江户城”
  • Yue Chinese: “江戶城”

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