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Sukiyabashi Gate Site
東京都
A 1629 Edo Castle outer gate named after the shogun's tea-masters, whose northern precinct later housed the South Magistrate's Office of Ooka Tadasuke
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1629
Type
Historic Site
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2 min walk from JR Yurakucho Station
Yurakucho 2-chome (near Sukiyabashi Park), Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
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Historic Site
Founded 1629
397 years
Overview
A gate of Edo Castle's outer defenses built in 1629 by daimyo from Dewa and Mutsu provinces, guarded by rotating hatamoto and daimyo of 5,000-10,000 koku rank. The name derives from the nearby residences of the shogun's tea-master (sukiya-bozu) officials and gave rise to the place-names Sukiyamachi and Sukiyabashi. From 1754 the gate's inner northern precinct housed the South Town Magistrate's Off…
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Origins
Outer gate of Edo Castle built in 1629 by daimyo from Dewa and Mutsu. From 1754 the South Town Magistrate"s Office of Ooka Tadasuke stood within. Dismantled 1873; a stele stands in Sukiyabashi Park. A site tied to the origin of the Yurakucho place-name.
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