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Nijō Castle
Castle4.4 · 40 7714.3 · 7 174≈ 1 h 30 minEntry: ~1300 JPY1.8 km from the center
The fortified Kyoto residence of the Tokugawa shoguns, constructed in 1603 by Tokugawa Ieyasu and designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its centerpiece is the Ninomaru Palace, lavishly decorated with gold-leaf screens painted by Kano school masters. The palace corridors feature legendary "nightingale floors" engineered to chirp like birds beneath footfalls to detect assassins, surrounded by stone moats and gardens.
Highlights
- Famous squeaking "nightingale floors" detecting intruders
- Exquisite gold-leaf murals by master Kano school painters
- Massive cyclopean stone walls, gates, and outer water moats
Opening hours
| Mon | 08:45 – 17:00 |
|---|---|
| Tue | 08:45 – 17:00 |
| Wed | 08:45 – 17:00 |
| Thu | 08:45 – 17:00 |
| Fri | 08:45 – 17:00 |
| Sat | 08:45 – 17:00 |
| Sun | 08:45 – 17:00 |
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