Centuries later a section of the Odoi (御土居) cut through what is now Shōsei-en.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi's great earthen berm and moat encircled the capital, defining the boundaries of the old city and acting as a psychological (rather than physical) defense.

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One of the best preserved sections of the Odoi (御土居) is at Kitano Tenman-gū (北野天満宮).
Usually out-of-bounds, the Odoi remnant is opened up for visitors during the spring and autumn seasons (for a fee of course).

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The Odoi (御土居) was an earthen berm, erected at the very beginning of 1591 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi (豊臣秀吉).
Standing just short of 5m tall, the 22.5km embankment encircled the city with an outer moat (where there weren't rivers) and numerous 'gates'.

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