A model of Edo Castle was unveiled to the press at the Imperial Palace on Monday.
Members of the public will be able to see the model for free from Tuesday at the Honmaru rest area in the palace's East Gardens, where the foundations of the castle's main keep are located.
Meticulously crafted based on drawings of the original structure, the model is a 1:30 scale replica of the keep, which was built in the Edo period (1603-1867) during the reign of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third leader of the Tokugawa shogunate.
One of the tallest castle keeps in Japan at the time at 58 meters tall, the structure was destroyed in the Great Fire of Meireki in 1657.
Since fiscal 2017, the Imperial Household Agency has spent approximately 50 million yen creating the replica as part of tourism measures.
At about 2 meters tall, it is one of the largest models of Edo Castle's main keep available to see at museums.
The East Gardens can be entered free of charge except on Mondays and Fridays, in principle.
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