Online dictionary of geography and travels in Japan: building

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Akasaka palace

赤坂離宮東宮御所青山御所迎賓館
alternative words: Akasaka detached palace, Akasaka rikyu, Togugosho, Togu-gosho, Togu gosho, Aoyamagosho, Aoyama-gosho, Geihinkan, Geihin-kan
keywords: building , castle , tokyo
related topics: Aoyama , Imperial palace
related web sites: http://www8.cao.go.jp/geihinkan/
explanation: Palace located at Minato ward in Tokyo. During Edo period, it was served as a residence of the seignior of Ki in Tokyo. After a short period when it had been used as the temporary imperial palace between 1873 and 1889, it became the crown prince's residence. The actual building was planed by Katayama Tokuma by imitating the Louvre palace near Paris and completed in 1909. After a restoration in 1974, it is now served as an official guest house of the government.

Imperial Palace

皇居宮城江戸城千代田城
alternative words: Edojo, Edo-jo, Edo jo, Chiyodajo, Chiyoda-jo, Chiyoda jo, Edo Castle, Kyujo, Kyu-jo, Kyu jo
keywords: building , castle , tokyo
related topics: Tokyo Prefecture , Nagatacho , Kasumigaseki , Akasaka palace
related web sites: http://www.kunaicho.go.jp , http://www.hikyaku.com/gallery/english/edojo.htm , http://basara.to
explanation: Edo Castle, also called Chiyoda Castle was firstly built by Ota Dokan in 1457. It began to develop really after the settlement of Tokugawa Ieyasu in the region in 1590 and completed in Iemitsu's era. After the collapse of Tokugawa Shogunate in 1868, the castle has been confiscated by the new government and become the imperial palace.

Tokyo Tower

東京タワー
alternative words: Tower of Tokyo
keywords: building , tokyo , tourist resort
related topics: Tokyo Prefecture
related web sites: http://www.tokyotower.co.jp
explanation: In the 33the year of Showa Era, as a general radio wave antenne, Tokyo Tower of 333m high has born. Until then, each station of the metropolitan area had broadcasted separately television waves from its own tower. So, Tokyo Tower appeared as a mean to broadcast all of them from an unique locality.

Tsukiji Market

築地魚河岸築地魚市場築地
alternative words: Tsukiji fish market, Tsukiji Uogashi, Tsukiji Uoichiba, Tokyo fish market, Tsukiji
keywords: building , tokyo
related topics: Tokyo Prefecture , Tsukiji Honganji Temple
related web sites: http://www.tsukiji.or.jp , http://www.hikyaku.com/gallery/english/tsukiji.htm
explanation: Tsukiji is located at Chuo Ward in Tokyo and occupies a district of Sumida River's right shore. It has come from a reclaimed land of the late 17th century. After the great fire of Mereki Era in 1657, Nishi-honganji Temple has been transferred there and Tsukiji has been urbanized. After the great earthquake of Kanto in 1923, the fish market, familiarly called Uogashi has been transferred from Nihonbash and become the actual Tsukiji central retailer market of Tokyo.

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