Red Gate

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.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: historical Japanese gate
  • Also known as: “Akamon” and “Goshuden-mon”
  • Address: 文京区, 東京都
  • Roof shape: gabled
  • Wheelchair access: yes
Photo: Toshihiro Matsui, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include University of Tokyo General Library and Yasuda Auditorium.

Library
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is situated 130 metres north of Red Gate.

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is a building and clock tower at the center of the Hongō campus of the University of Tokyo. It serves as the central symbol of the campus, where special events and graduation ceremonies are held. is situated 360 metres northeast of Red Gate.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 110 metres west of Red Gate.

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
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is a quarter.

Red Gate

Latitude
35.71061° or 35° 42′ 38″ north
Longitude
139.76035° or 139° 45′ 37″ east
Levels
1
Open location code
8Q7XPQ66+64
Open­Street­Map ID
way 240891310
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q48807898
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Korean—“Red Gate” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “赤門 (東京大學)”
  • Chinese: “赤門”
  • French: “Akamon”
  • French: “porte rouge”
  • French: “Porte Rouge”
  • Japanese: “Akamon”
  • Japanese: “あかもん”
  • Japanese: “御守殿”
  • Japanese: “御守殿門”
  • Japanese: “旧加賀屋敷御守殿門”
  • Japanese: “東京大学赤門”
  • Japanese: “赤門”
  • Korean: “고슈덴”

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Notable Places Nearby

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