Sakurada-mon Gate

　Sakurada-mon Gate was completed in 1620.
　On September 1, 1923, this gate was severely damaged by the Great Kanto Earthquake. The gate was later reconstructed to its former glory. Most of the old gates of Edo Castle belong to a type of gate called “Masugata-mon” (meaning a Square shaped gate).
　In the olden days, these Masugata-mon style gates were strategically positioned. The size of the square inside Sakurada-mon Gate is 17m×38m.
　In 1961, Sakurada-mon Gate was designated as an Important Cultural Asset to Japan, because this is the largest of remaining gates of the former Edo Castle, and its interior square is well preserved.

The characteristics of Masugata-mon style gate