is a gate at
Tokyo Imperial Palace
The is the main residence of the Emperor of Japan. It is a large park-like area located in the Chiyoda district of the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo and contains several buildings including the where the Emperor has his living quarters, the where v ...
, in
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
, Japan. It was the location of the
Sakuradamon Incident in 1860.
Opposite the gate of Sakurada Gate is the headquarters of the
Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
The serves as the prefectural police department of Tokyo Metropolis. Founded in 1874, it is headed by a Superintendent-General, who is appointed by the National Public Safety Commission, and approved by the Prime Minister.
The Tokyo Met ...
, which shares "Sakurada Gate" as a
metonym
Metonymy () is a figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept.
Etymology
The words ''metonymy'' and ''metonym'' come from grc, μετωνυμία, 'a change of name' ...
(akin to London's
Scotland Yard).
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)
Access
* Sakuradamon Station
is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. It is numbered Y-17.
Lines
Sakuradamon Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line from in Saitama P ...
(Yūrakuchō Line Yūrakuchō Line may refer to:
* Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line
* Seibu Yūrakuchō Line
* Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line
The , formally the , is a subway line operated by Tokyo Metro in west-central Tokyo and Wako, Saitama, Japan. The newest line ...
)
* Kasumigaseki Station (Marunouchi
Marunouchi () is a commercial district of Tokyo located in Chiyoda between Tokyo Station and the Imperial Palace. The name, meaning "inside the circle", derives from its location within the palace's outer moat. It is also Tokyo's financial di ...
, Hibiya
is a colloquial name for a neighborhood of Chiyoda Ward in Tokyo. The area along Hibiya Street ( National Route 1) from Yūrakuchō to Uchisaiwaichō is generally considered Hibiya district. Administratively, it is part of the Yūrakuchō dis ...
, and Chiyoda lines)
References
External links
Soto Sakurada-mon Gate
at Chyoda Ward Turism's official website (English)
Gates in Japan
Tokyo Imperial Palace
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