University of Tokyo

This historical gate is called "Akamon", meaning the Red Gate in the University of Tokyo, the top university in Japan.

This gate used to belong to a famous samurai residence, and now it is a symbol of the university and academia.

The picture below is the front gate of the university.

The university of Tokyo was established in 1877, so as to nurture the beaurocrats to manage modern Japan in Meiji period, just after Tokugawa Shogun era.