Kuromon (Tokyo)

Kuromon
Kuromon
黒門
	Front view
General information
Type	Mon (Japanese gate)
Architectural style	East Asian hip-and-gable roof
Location	Tokyo National Museum
Address	13-9 Uenokoen, Taitō, Tokyo 〒 110-8712
Coordinates	35°43′05″N 139°46′29″E / 35.71817°N 139.77461°E
Completed	Late Edo period (late 18th century or early 19th century)
Relocated	1954
Technical details
Material	Dark wood

Kuromon (黒門, Black Gate) is an historical mon (Japanese gate) that originally stood at a daimyo (feudal lord) mansion in Marunouchi, Tokyo, Japan. Though it is uncertain when it was built, the consensus is that it was in the late Edo period, probably in the late 18th century or early 19th century.^[1]^[2] It now stands in the grounds of the Tokyo National Museum in Taitō ward. Kuromon is one of two surviving gates of Edo-period daimyo mansions in Tokyo. It is designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan.

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