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Edo Castle
, also known as , is a flatland castle that was built in 1457 by Ota Dokan. It is today part of the Tokyo Imperial Palace and is located in ChiyodaTokyo, then known as Edo, Toshima District, Musashi ProvinceTokugawa Ieyasu established the Tokugawa shogunate here. It was the residence of the shogun and location of the shogunate, and also functioned as the military capital during the Edo period of Japanese history. After the resignation of the shogun and the Meiji Restoration, it became the Tokyo Imperial Palace. Some moats, walls and ramparts of the castle survive to this day. However, the grounds were more extensive during the Edo period, with Tokyo Station and the Marunouchi section of the city lying within the outermost moat. It also encompassed Kitanomaru Park, the Nippon Budokan Hall and other landmarks of the surrounding area.

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