Online dictionary of geography and travels in Japan: 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.