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Akamon (Tokyo)

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Akamon, University of Tokyo 2019
Akamon, University of Tokyo 2019

Akamon (赤門, Red gate) is a historical gate (mon) located in the Bunkyō ward of Tokyo, Japan. One of two remaining gates of the Edo period daimyō mansions in the city (the other one is Kuromon, currently located in the Tokyo National Museum). It was constructed in 1827 in the late Edo period in the residence of the Maeda clan in Edo. The purpose of the gate was to welcome Lady Yasu-hime, a daughter of Tokugawa Ienari, as a bride for Nariyasu Maeda. It is currently located in the grounds of the University of Tokyo, and it has been designated an Important Cultural Property. Before World War II it was registered as a National Treasure.

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東京大学本郷キャンパス

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113-8654 Bunkyo
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