Rajōmon

For other uses, see Rashomon (disambiguation).

Rajōmon (羅城門), also called Rashōmon (羅生門), was the gate built at the southern end of the monumental Suzaku Avenue in the ancient Japanese cities of Heijō-kyō (Nara) and Heian-kyō (Kyoto), in accordance with the Chinese grid-patterned city layout. At the other far northend of Suzaku Avenue, one would reach the Suzakumon Gate, the main entrance to the palace zone.

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