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Edo Castle
東京都
Japan's largest castle — built by Ota Dokan in 1457, Ieyasu's seat for 260 years, now the Imperial Palace at Tokyo's heart
Founded
1457
Type
Castle
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5 min walk from Otemachi Station
1-1 Chiyoda, Chiyoda
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Castle
Founded 1457
569 years
Overview
Originating in 1457 when Ota Dokan built the castle, Tokugawa Ieyasu entered in 1590 and it served as the center of the Tokugawa Shogunate for 260 years. Japan's largest castle complex, now the Imperial Palace. The East Gardens are open to the public, and Important Cultural Property gates including Otemon and Sakuradamon survive. The main tower burned in the 1657 Meireki Fire and was never rebuilt…
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Origins
Built by Ota Dokan in 1457. Tokugawa Ieyasu entered the castle in 1590, and it became the center of the Tokugawa Shogunate for 260 years. After the Meiji Restoration it became the Imperial Palace. The main tower was destroyed in the Great Meireki Fire of 1657 and never rebuilt.

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1457
江戸城築城
長禄元年(1457年)、扇谷上杉氏の家臣・太田道灌が武蔵国江戸に城を築いた。道灌は詩歌に秀でた教養人でありながら、三十余の合戦で無敗を誇った名将。江戸湾に面した日比谷入江の台地上に築かれた城は、後に徳川家康の居城となり天下の名城へと発展する。道灌なくして今日の東京はなかった。
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1478
Ōta Dōkan and the Legend of Yamabuki Village
A famous tale about Ōta Dōkan (1432-1486): Caught in rain during a falconry outing, he stopped at a farmhouse asking to borrow a rain cape (mino). A young girl offered a branch of yamabuki flowers — a wordplay on "mi no nai" (without fruit/without a cape). Not understanding the literary reference, Dōkan was later shamed to learn it and devoted himself to waka poetry. He grew into a warrior equally accomplished in martial and literary arts. Dōkan built Edo Castle in 1457 and was assassinated by his lord Uesugi Sadamasa in 1486.
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1590
徳川家康江戸入府
天正18年(1590年)、豊臣秀吉の命で関東に移封された徳川家康が江戸城に入った。当時の江戸は葦の茂る寒村に過ぎなかったが、家康は大規模な治水と都市計画を実行。神田山を崩して日比谷入江を埋め立て、江戸の町を一から造り上げた。この決断が250年の太平と世界最大級の都市・江戸を生み出した。
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