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勝海舟邸跡1・Kastu Kaishū's Edo Residence 1
In the Meiji Period, Katsu Kaishū lived about a 5 minute walk from this place, but in the Edo Period, he had a residence here in Akasaka.
The current plot of land is home to a 3 story building that consists of one ground level shop and 8 apartments.
I haven't looked into this, but my gut instinct tells me his residence was the entire block (ie; it included the buildings to the left of this shot). This area wasn't this developed in the Edo Period and Meiji Period. It was very, very elite at that time.
You can tell it's on a hillside (yamanote) which speaks volumes about how elite the area used to be.
勝海舟邸跡1・Kastu Kaishū's Edo Residence 1
In the Meiji Period, Katsu Kaishū lived about a 5 minute walk from this place, but in the Edo Period, he had a residence here in Akasaka.
The current plot of land is home to a 3 story building that consists of one ground level shop and 8 apartments.
I haven't looked into this, but my gut instinct tells me his residence was the entire block (ie; it included the buildings to the left of this shot). This area wasn't this developed in the Edo Period and Meiji Period. It was very, very elite at that time.
You can tell it's on a hillside (yamanote) which speaks volumes about how elite the area used to be.