Palace & fortress
Sakuradamon Gate
- Mon
- 00:00–23:59
- Tue
- 00:00–23:59
- Wed
- 00:00–23:59
- Thu
- 00:00–23:59
- Fri
- 00:00–23:59
- Sat
- 00:00–23:59
- Sun
- 00:00–23:59
- Hours
- The public passage is accessible at any hour.
- How to visit
- The gate is a public passage into Kokyo Gaien; no ticket or reservation is required. The nearest access is Exit 3 of Sakuradamon Station, about a 1-minute walk away.
- Hours
- Free entry
- Hours
- About 30 min
Why it is worth the detour
The 1620s gate of Edo Castle where in 1860 the shogun's chief minister Ii Naosuke was assassinated in the snow.
Sakuradamon Gate is a historic site known for the assassination of Ii Naosuke, a pivotal event in Japanese history. The gate's architecture served as a defensive structure and has survived significant events like the 1923 earthquake.
What else is close by
The nearest places we have written up, with straight-line distance from here.
750 m
Hibiya Park
Opened in 1903 as Japan's first Western-style modern urban park, Hibiya became a stage for concerts, demonstrations and mass politics.
1.0 km
Sukiyabashi Bridge Monument
This small monument recalls the bridge that carried travelers across Edo Castle's outer moat at the entrance to Ginza. The moat was filled and Sukiyabashi removed in 1958, turning a waterside gateway famous from the radio drama and film Kimi no Na wa into an ordinary patch of city ground.
1.2 km
Imperial Palace East Gardens
Paths, walls and the foundation of the lost keep reveal the former Honmaru and Ninomaru compounds of Edo Castle.
Walk it with the stories
This address is one stop among many. Our routes and quests link them into a walk that makes sense on the ground.