Nijo-jo Castle

Nijo-jo Castle

Ieyasu Tokugawa, the first general of Tokugawa, built Nijo castle in 1603 for protecting Kyoto Imperial Palace and as the accommodation while proceeding to the capital. Stone walls were built with about 500 meters from east to west, 400 meters from north to south, and moats were dug around. As a Japanese National Treasure, the corridor of Ninomaru Goten was designed to make sounds while walking on it. Nearby, there is the Kyoto Imperial Palace, which was the Imperial Palace for 500 years before the capital was moved to Tokyo.

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Tel

075-841-0096

Open Hours

8:45〜16:00 (Closes at 17:00) ※ Hours of Ninomaru Palace 9:00~16:00

Closed

New year period (December 26- January 4)

Each Tuesday of January, July, August and December (When Tuesday falls on a public holiday, the castle will be closed the following day instead)

Web site
http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/nijojo/