Karamon Gate, Nijo Castle

Illustration

by James Blake Wiener
published on 25 June 2019

Send to Google Classroom:

Karamon Gate, Nijo Castle — The Karamon Gate of Nijo Castle, Kyoto, Japan. The castle was first built in 1603 CE by the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu (r. 1603-1605 CE)

Remove Ads

About the Author

James Blake Wiener

James is a writer and former Professor of History. He holds an MA in World History with a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of Ancient History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.

License

Uploaded by James Blake Wiener, published on 25 June 2019 under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike. This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

Related Images

Image

Nijo Castle Plan

A plan of Nijo Castle, Kyoto, Japan. The castle was first built...

Image

Nijo Castle Keep

The keep of Nijo Castle, Kyoto, Japan. The castle was first built...

Cite This Work

APA Style

Wiener, J. B. (2019, June 25). Karamon Gate, Nijo Castle. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/10964/

Chicago Style

Wiener, James B. "Karamon Gate, Nijo Castle." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 25, 2019. https://www.ancient.eu/image/10964/.

MLA Style

Wiener, James B. "Karamon Gate, Nijo Castle." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 25 Jun 2019. Web. 23 Nov 2020.