Edo castle

Edo Castle 江戸城
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Edo Castle with surrounding residential palaces and moats, from a 17th-century screen painting.
Type	Flatland
Site information
Controlled by	Imperial Household Agency
Condition	Mostly ruins, parts reconstructed after World War II. Site today of Tokyo Imperial Palace.
Site history
Built	1457
Built by	Ōta Dōkan, Tokugawa Ieyasu
In use	1457–1868, then 1868–1873
Materials	granite stone, earthwork, wood
Demolished	The tenshu (keep) was destroyed by fire in 1657, most of the rest was destroyed by another major fire on 5 May 1873.
Garrison information
Occupants	Tokugawa shoguns, Japanese emperors and imperial family since the Meiji era

Edo Castle (江戸城, Edo-jō^?), also known as Chiyoda Castle (千代田城, Chiyoda-jō^?), is a flatland castle that was built in 1457 by Ōta Dōkan. It is today part of the Tokyo Imperial Palace and is located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, then known as Edo, Toshima District, Musashi Province.Tokugawa 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.