The Kamiyashiki of Matsudaira Tadamasa was a large residential complex that was located outside Edo Castle in 17th century Japan.
1:30 model of the main gate seimon that was next to the daidokoro
Upper residence of Matsudaira Tadamasa as depicted in the Edo-zu byōbu screens (17th century)
1:30 architectural model of the gate reserved for high visitors, in the Edo-Tokyo Museum
1:30 scale architectural model of the residence, in the Edo-Tokyo Museum
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Edo Castle is a flatland castle that was built in 1457 by Ōta Dōkan in Edo, Toshima District, Musashi Province. In modern times it is part of the Tokyo Imperial Palace in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is theref
Kamiyashiki of Matsudaira Tadamasa
…The Kamiyashiki of Matsudaira Tadamasa (松平忠昌の上屋敷, Matsudaira Tadamasa no kamiyashiki) was a large residential complex that was located outside Edo Castle in 17th century Japan. Matsudaira Tadamasa (1597–1645) was daimyō of Fukui Domain and a grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. His "upper residence" or main…
Aerial view of the inner grounds of Edo Castle, today the location of Tokyo Imperial Palace
Edo P detail
Folding screen depicting scenes of daimyōs attending at Edo Castle in 1847. Hasuike-Tatsumi-Sanjū-yagura is at the center, Kikyō-mon (the inner Sakurada-mon) on the right side. Signs alongside the moat are written with the words "geba" (dismount). The attending daimyōs were required to reduce their number of attendants before entering the inner castle compound. Signs with the family names of each entourage identify them (counting from the right side the first panel) from the
The appearance of the Honmaru and Ninomaru during the Edo period