This old wall in Yanaka (谷中), #tokyo dates back over 200 years and is a rarity in that it’s built from mortar and old roof tiles from temples. The #yanaka area is renowned for the number and variety of temples it has, many of which were constructed as it lies to the northeast of the imperial palace and Edo Castle.
At end of the Shogunate it was the site of the Ueno War, and more temples were made to pray for the fallen souls who died there.