[Castle name]
Nijo Castle
National treasure, UNESCO World Cultural Heritage.
[Explanation]
Nijo Castle is a flat castle that was built in Nakagyo-ku Kyoto in Edo period.
Nijo Castle has architectures that were built by Ashikaga-shi, Oda-shi, Toyotomi-shi, and Tokugawa-shi, and the current Nijo Castle was built during the Tokugawa period.
Ninomaru Palace is registered as a national treasure, as well as UNESCO World Cultural Heritage. What made this castle so famous was Taisei Hokan (transfer of power back to the Emperor) manifested by Yoshinobu Tokugawa towards the end of Tokugawa Shogunate period. Because of this Satsuma clan and Choshu clan lost the legitimate reason to fight the Tokugawa shogunate temporarily. Tokugawa shogunate ended after declaring Taisei Hokan.
※Nijo Castle outer moat
※Nijo Castle main entrance
[Address,access]
541 Nijo-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 604-8301
[Map]
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