■富士見櫓 1657年の振り袖火事以降天守閣は再建される事はなかったが、この富士見櫓が天守の代わりになったという。 時の将軍もこの櫓から花火や海を眺めたらしい。 一般客はこの後ろ姿しか拝めないのが残念だ。

■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 : Fujimi-Yagura, Sakurada-Niju-Yagura and Fujimi Yagura. Fujimi-Yagura is the only three storied keep. It was a very important building in those days, since it served as a substitute for the donjon destroyed by fire in 1657. It was also used as the place, from where the Sho-gun enjoyed the views of fireworks at Ryogoku and Tokyo bay.