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[[File:Kishumansion.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Stone marker marking the former site of the Kishû Tokugawa mansion]]
[[File:Akasakaprince.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The "Classic House at the Akasaka Prince," which stands today on the former site]]
[[File:Akasakaprince.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The "Classic House at the Akasaka Prince," which stands today on the former site]]
==Edo Period==
==Edo Period==
The area was given to the Kishû Tokugawa clan after the [[Great Meireki Fire]] of [[1657]]. It remained in use as the chief Edo residence of the Kishû Tokugawa throughout the Edo period, and was the birthplace of the 14th shogun, [[Tokugawa Iemochi]].
==Meiji Period==
==Meiji Period==
With the former sites of the [[Owari Tokugawa clan]] and [[Ii clan]] mansions being located nearby, the neighborhood was formally named Kioi-chô in [[1872]] (taking ''Ki'' from Kishû, ''o'' from Owari, and ''i'' from Ii).
===Akasaka Temporary Palace===
===Akasaka Temporary Palace===
