Ikana Castle Front Gate

The Ikana Castle Front Gate is a location from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. Located at the top of Ikana Canyon, the Ikana Castle Front Gate acts as a impenetrable barrier, through which the Ancient Castle of Ikana can be found.

The sign stationed near the Ikana Castle Front Gate reads that the door is sealed tight and will never open. This proves true, as Link can by no means open the gate leading to the castle. Link can however, find an alternate route leading into the fortress; at the top of the hill near the front gate, sits the Empty Well. If Link travels Beneath the Well he will find himself in a dark, cavernous-like complex that he must navigate successfully to reach the final chamber. When the hero reaches this point, he obtains the Mirror Shield from a Treasure Chest and finds a pathway leading upward and into the inner garden of the Ancient Castle of Ikana. If Link plays the "Song of Time" at this point and travels back to the First Day, he can easily enter the castle again by entering a hole to the left of the Ikana Castle Front Gate and using the Mirror Shield to melt the Sun Block.

The Ikana Castle Front Gate was likely constructed to keep invaders out, particularly during the Great War of Ikana. This idea seems to be hinted at if Link dons the Garo's Mask just outside the Ikana Castle Front Gate; the Garo were the sworn enemies of the Ikana Royal Family and if Link wears the Garo's Mask in this location, a Garo Robe appears and challenges him to a duel.