Edo Castle

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Japanese castle former shogunal residence historical site

Edo Castle was the vast fortified residence of the Tokugawa shoguns in Edo (now Tokyo), serving as the political and military center of Japan during the Edo period.

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Label Occurrences
Edo Castle canonical 15
former Edo Castle 2
Chiyoda Castle (former name of Edo Castle) 1

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese castle ⓘ
former shogunal residence ⓘ
historical site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Chiyoda Castle ⓘ
Edo ⓘ
surface form: Edo-jō
architecturalStyle Japanese castle architecture ⓘ
builtBy Ōta Dōkan ⓘ
builtFor Uesugi clan ⓘ
surface form: Ōgigayatsu Uesugi clan
capitalOf de facto capital of Japan during the Edo period ⓘ
constructionStart 1457 ⓘ
controlledBy Tokugawa clan ⓘ
Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
currentUse Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds ⓘ
public parks and gardens ⓘ
expandedBy Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ
feature gates ⓘ
inner bailey (honmaru) ⓘ
moats ⓘ
second bailey (ninomaru) ⓘ
stone walls ⓘ
tenshu (main keep, now lost) ⓘ
third bailey (sannomaru) ⓘ
watchtowers ⓘ
formerNameOf Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds ⓘ
surface form: Tokyo Imperial Palace site
hasPart Imperial Palace grounds ⓘ
surface form: East Gardens of the Imperial Palace

Fushimi-yagura ⓘ
surface form: Fujimi-yagura

Hirakawamon Gate ⓘ
Kitanomaru Park ⓘ
Nijūbashi area ⓘ
Otemon Gate ⓘ
Sakurada Gate ⓘ
surface form: Sakuradamon Gate
heritageStatus National Historic Site of Japan ⓘ
surface form: Historic Site of Japan
locatedIn Chiyoda, Tokyo ⓘ
Edo ⓘ
Honshu ⓘ
Kantō region ⓘ
Tokyo ⓘ
mainKeepDestroyedIn 1657 ⓘ
mainKeepRebuilt no ⓘ
near Marunouchi business district ⓘ
Tokyo Station NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownership Imperial Household Agency ⓘ
periodOfSignificance Edo period ⓘ
rebuiltBy Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ
servedAs military center of Japan during the Edo period ⓘ
political center of Japan during the Edo period ⓘ
residence of the Tokugawa shoguns ⓘ
seat of the Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ
significantEvent Great Fire of Meireki ⓘ
surroundedBy outer moats extending into central Tokyo ⓘ

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Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edo → hasLandmark → Edo Castle ⓘ
Chiyoda → namedAfter → Edo Castle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chiyoda Castle (former name of Edo Castle)
Fushimi-yagura (turret) → partOf → Edo Castle ⓘ
subject surface form: Fushimi-yagura
this entity surface form: former Edo Castle
Sakurada Gate → partOf → Edo Castle ⓘ
this entity surface form: former Edo Castle
Tokugawa shogunate → seatOfGovernment → Edo Castle ⓘ
皇居 → 旧称 → Edo Castle ⓘ
this entity surface form: 江戸城
Kōkyo → formerName → Edo Castle ⓘ
Kōkyo → historicalPrecursor → Edo Castle ⓘ
Tokugawa Ieyasu → residence → Edo Castle ⓘ
Tokugawa Hidetada → associatedWith → Edo Castle ⓘ
Tokugawa Hidetada → residence → Edo Castle ⓘ
Tokugawa Iemitsu → residence → Edo Castle ⓘ
Imperial Palace grounds → occupiesFormerSiteOf → Edo Castle ⓘ
Kokyo Gaien National Garden → hasHistoricalConnection → Edo Castle ⓘ
Ōta Dōkan → built → Edo Castle ⓘ
Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds → occupiesFormerSiteOf → Edo Castle ⓘ
Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds → historicalPrecursor → Edo Castle ⓘ
Cherry Field Gate → associatedWith → Edo Castle ⓘ
Tokugawa Yoshinobu → residence → Edo Castle ⓘ
北の丸公園 → 前身 → Edo Castle ⓘ
this entity surface form: 江戸城北の丸