Kikyō-mon, Edo Castle

It is Edo Castle’s inner Sakurada gate — the quiet twin of the outer Sakurada-mon, where a shogunal regent was cut down in the snow in 1860. The name is the kikyō, a five-petaled balloon flower stamped on the tiles, a star in plaster. The keep burned in 1657 and was never rebuilt; this turret-gate is still the door, the place palace tours line up to walk into the Emperor’s house.

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I love God, and I keep finding his glory in beauty: a building that has stood for centuries, light on water, a face at the end of a long day. Photography is how I stop and look. Most of these pictures were made on the road with my family, who are the best part of any trip. What I hope you see here is not my eye but what was already there.

Camera

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

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iPhone 16 Pro Max back triple camera 15.66mm f/2.8, 6.765mm f/1.78, 2.22mm f/2.2

Since

August 2026

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Place

Chiyoda, Japan