The castle that kept watch over the Tokugawa government
Built in Keicho 8 (1603) as a lodging for Ieyasu Tokugawa during his stay in Kyoto. In addition to the meeting place between Ieyasu and Hideyori TOYOTOMI, it also played an important role in history as the 15th Shogun Yoshinobu expressed his intention to transfer power back to the Emperor in 1867. There are many things to see, such as the elegant palace, three different gardens and wall paintings by the Kano school.
The picture shows the Karamon Gate with gorgeous and richly colored carvings.
Ninomaru Palace has a corridor called Uguisubari and wall paintings by the Kano school.
In Ninomaru Palace, there are about 3600 paintings on the walls and partitions, including the "painting of pine trees and hawks" that was painted when the Emperor Gomizunoo's visit was renovated.
Nijo-jo Castle
075-841-0096
541 Nijo-jo-cho, Horikawa-nishi-iru, Nijo-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi
Near Nijo-jo-mae City Bus Stop
8.45am-Last reception 4pm
Entrance to the castle: 1300 yen (including Ninomaru Palace admission fee)
Closing dates : December 29 - 31
WEBSITE : https://nijo-jocastle.city.kyoto.lg.jp/
