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Two lines of concentric fortified walls form a tight circle around Nijo Castle, which was constructed at the start of the 17C by Emperor Tokugawa Ieyasu. A supreme example of ostentation and refinement. The ceremonial rooms are embellished with paintings finished with gold, exemplary works of the Kano school, lavishly decorated coffered ceilings and superb tokonoma, altars which honour the ancestors. A peculiarity of the place is the floorboards, which creak with a noise like birds tweeting with every step you take, alerting residents to intruders. Enjoy a stroll around the garden among the lakes and rocks.
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Things to see and donearby
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Where to sleepnearby
- From ¥6,800Guesthouse Nijo Fukuro-Tei240 m - Kamigyo-ku Shuzeicho 1254-1, Kyoto
- From ¥14,000Kizuna House near Nijo Castle280 m - Kamigyo-ku Yonchome 802-43, Kyoto
- From ¥55,500Garrya Nijo Castle Kyoto - Banyan Group299 m - 180-1 Ichinocho, Nakagyoku, Kyoto
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Where to eatnearby
- TOKI$$$MICHELIN 2024479 m - 1F, Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto, 284 Nijo Aburanokojicho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto
- Ichihana$$MICHELIN 2024510 m - 264-1 Nijo Aburanokojicho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto
- Kamoryori Tabuchi$$$MICHELIN 2024543 m - 33 Marutacho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto
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