"akasaka, Tokyo" by unknown photographer in about 1890. Recent photo by Rob Ketcherside in 2009. This pedestrian bridge crosses Route 246 right at the remnants of the old Akasaka Lookout (赤坂見附, Akasaka Mitsuke) in Tokyo, Japan. The "Then" photo was taken from the same spot, on a spit of land that led from Edo Castle (behind us and to the right) to the start of the Ooyama Highway. "Now", on the right is the center expressway tunnel entrance and beyond it is Benkei Moat, visible in the "Then" photo. The Outer Moat, visible in the "Then" photo to the left of the spit, has been filled in with buildings and "Outer Moat Road".
"akasaka, Tokyo" by unknown photographer in about 1890. Recent photo by Rob Ketcherside in 2009. This pedestrian bridge crosses Route 246 right at the remnants of the old Akasaka Lookout (赤坂見附, Akasaka Mitsuke) in Tokyo, Japan. The "Then" photo was taken from the same spot, on a spit of land that led from Edo Castle (behind us and to the right) to the start of the Ooyama Highway. "Now", on the right is the center expressway tunnel entrance and beyond it is Benkei Moat, visible in the "Then" photo. The Outer Moat, visible in the "Then" photo to the left of the spit, has been filled in with buildings and "Outer Moat Road".