Kasumigaseki
A tract of land from Sakurada-mon Gate to around Torano-mon Gate. According to legend, this is said to be the place where Prince Yamatotakeru set a sekisho (barrier station) against the Emishi, and because this barrier separated the Yamato with a kasumi (mist) and because it was a place from which one could see the far off places separated by the mist it was called Kasumigaseki (gate of mist). It is located on the Yamanote plateau and connected to Edo Castle, and as it was a key point in the defense of the castle, it served as an area for the residences of a large number of Daimyo (feudal lords). It is often pictured in nishiki-e centered on the hill.
Nishiki-e and Paintings
江都名所 かすみかせき
名所江戸百景 霞かせき
霞ケ関雪中
東都名所 霞ケ関全図
東都 東都霞ケ関山王祭諌込ノ図
Photos
東京景色写真版
東京景色写真版
東京景色写真版
東京景色写真版
東京景色写真版
東京景色写真版
旅の家つと 第２９ 都の巻
旅の家つと 第２９ 都の巻
旅の家つと 第２９ 都の巻
日本之名勝
日本陸海軍写真帖
日本之勝観
最新東京名所写真帖
最新東京名所写真帖
東京名所写真帖 : Views of Tokyo [1]
東京名所写真帖 : Views of Tokyo [1]
東京風景
東京風景
東京風景
東京府名勝図絵
東京府名勝図絵
実写奠都五十年史
Other Materials
Landmarks around Kasumigaseki
Toranomon Atagoshita Akasaka Sotosakurada Atagoyama Sanno Gongen Shrine Hibiya Zojo-ji Temple Yamashita-cho Kojimachi
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