There’s a lot of them in the area. I am afraid of spiders but they were fascinating so I took several photos. In the Philippines, we call this spider ‘gagambang pari’, literally ‘priest spider’.
Read more: Tokyo Imperial Palace East Gardens (皇居東御苑, Kōkyo Azuma Gyoen)
Tokyo, Japan (October 2017)
Doshin-bansho Guardhouse is one of the three remaining guardhouses of the Tokugawa Shogunate’s Edo Castle. 🏯
When daimyos (feudal lords) attended ceremonies in the Honmaru (the main compound), their retinues were not allowed in and had to wait around here for their masters to return from the ceremony.
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Tokyo Imperial Palace East Gardens (皇居東御苑, Kōkyo Azuma Gyoen)
Tokyo, Japan (October 2017)
