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title: Karamon Gate, Nijo Castle
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10964/karamon-gate-nijo-castle/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Karamon Gate, Nijo Castle

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Karamon Gate, Nijo Castle](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10964.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10964.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Karamon Gate of [Nijo Castle](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nijo_Castle/), Kyoto, [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/). The castle was first built in 1603 CE by the [shogun](https://www.worldhistory.org/Shogun/) [Tokugawa Ieyasu](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tokugawa_Ieyasu/) (r. 1603-1605 CE)

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2019, June 25). Karamon Gate, Nijo Castle. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10964/karamon-gate-nijo-castle/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Karamon Gate, Nijo Castle." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 25, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10964/karamon-gate-nijo-castle/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Karamon Gate, Nijo Castle." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 Jun 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10964/karamon-gate-nijo-castle/>.

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