Sakurada Gate

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castle gate fortification historic site

Sakurada Gate is a historic fortified entrance to the Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds, known for its role in Japan’s Edo-period defenses and as the site of notable historical events.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	castle gate → fortification → historic site →
accessibleFrom	Sakuradamon Station NERFINISHED →
architecturalStyle	Japanese castle gate architecture →
associatedWith	Ii Naosuke →
builtFor	Edo Castle defenses →
city	Tokyo →
country	Japan →
currentUse	monument and ceremonial entrance →
eventDescription	Assassination of Tairō Ii Naosuke outside the gate in 1860 →
functionDuringEdoPeriod	outer defensive gate of Edo Castle →
hasFeature	massive stone walls → moat-side fortification → turreted gatehouse →
hasJapaneseName	桜田門 →
hasLiteralMeaning	Cherry Field Gate →
hasPhotographicSubject	popular spot for viewing stone walls and moat →
hasRomanization	Sakurada-mon →
hasViewOf	Imperial Palace outer moat → Kasumigaseki government buildings →
heritageStatus	Important Cultural Property of Japan →
historicalEra	Tokugawa shogunate →
isOneOf	outer gates of Edo Castle →
locatedIn	Chiyoda, Tokyo NERFINISHED → Kokyo Gaien National Garden → Tokyo → Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds →
locatedNear	Hibiya district NERFINISHED → Kasumigaseki government district →
maintainedBy	Imperial Household Agency →
materialUsed	stone → wood →
nearbyTransport	Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line NERFINISHED →
notableEventDate	1860 →
notableEventSite	Sakuradamon Incident →
overlooks	Sakurada-bori moat →
ownedBy	Government of Japan →
partOf	Tokyo Imperial Palace → former Edo Castle →
periodOfConstruction	Edo period →
protectedBy	Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan →
region	Kantō region NERFINISHED →
surroundedBy	public parkland →
touristAttraction	yes →
usedAs	defensive gate → formal entrance →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hanzōmon area ("Hanzōmon Gate") → Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line ("Hanzomon Gate of the Imperial Palace") →	namedAfter
Sakurada Gate ("桜田門") →	hasJapaneseName
Hanzōmon area ("Hanzōmon Gate") →	hasLandmark
Tokyo Imperial Palace →	hasPart
Sakurada Gate ("Sakurada-mon") →	hasRomanization