Sakurada Gate

Sakurada Gate (桜田門, sakurada-mon) is a gate at Tokyo Imperial Palace, in Tokyo, Japan. It was the location of the Sakuradamon Incident in 1860.

Sakurada Gate
桜田門
The gate in 2015
General information
TypeGate
LocationTokyo Imperial Palace
Town or cityTokyo
CountryJapan
Coordinates35.6785°N 139.7539°E / 35.6785; 139.7539
Known forThe Sakuradamon Incident

Opposite the gate of Sakurada Gate is the headquarters of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, which shares "Sakurada Gate" as a metonym (akin to London's Scotland Yard).[1]

Access

References
  1. 霞が関、桜田門、兜町…「別の意味」でも使われる東京の地名 - Money post web(01/14/2020)
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