At the very beginning Edo Castle was built by Ota Dokan (大田道灌) in 1457. Joshoken (静勝軒), where Ota Dokan lived, was located at the site of the current Fujimi-yagura Keep (富士見櫓) in the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (皇居東御苑). “The Preface to the Poem on Edo Castle’s Joshoken (寄題江戸城静勝軒詩序),” which Dokan had Ryuto (竜統)—a … Continue reading Edo Castle