富士見櫓（皇居東御苑）

所在地　千代田区千代田1-1　（皇居東御苑）　

　「櫓」とは、倉庫や防御の役割をもった建物で、かつて江戸城には19の櫓がありました。今は、伏見櫓、桜田二重櫓と、この富士見櫓の3つが残っています。その中で、富士見櫓は唯一の三重櫓です。明暦の大火（1657）で消失した天守閣の代用としても使われ、将軍が両国の花火や品川の海を眺めたといわれています。



　　　Fujimi-Yagura:Mt.Fuji-View Keep
 "Yagura" is a building for both storage and defense.There used to be nineteen keeps in Edo Castle.Of the nineteen keeps that surrounded Edo Castle,only three still remain:Fushimi-Yagura.Sakurada-Niju-Yagura and Fujimi-Yagura.Fujimi-Yagura is the only three storied keep.It was named for Mt.Fuji which could be seen from there in former times.This was a very important building in those days,since it served as a substitute for  the donjon destroyed by fire in 1657.It was alsoused as the place,from where the Shogun enjoyed the views of fireworks at Ryogoku and of Tokyo day.