Nijo-jo (Nijo Castle)
541 Nijojo-cho, Horikawa-nishiiru, Nijo-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto
phone : 075-841-0096
Nijo-jo is located in the central of Kyoto and the castle of the Edo Period.
The castle was built in 1603 as the official Kyoto residence of the first Tokugawa Shogun Ieyasu. And it was completed during the reign of the third Shogun Iemitsu in 1626. Some structures were transferred from Fushimi Castle, built in the Momoyama period. Therefore, Nijo Castle is representative of the height of Momoyama architecture and cultural tresures.
In 1867, the 15th Tokugawa Shogun Yoshinobu, returned sovereignty to the Emperor in a declaration made at the Ninomaru PaLace. And the castle was given to the Imperial Court.
The casle was renamed Nijo Detached Palace in 1884.
The palace was donated to the City of Kyoto and renamed Nijo-jo (Nijo Castle) in 1939, and opened to the public the following year.
Ninomaru Palace
Ninomaru Palace (National Treasure)
The palace, comprising 3300 square meters, was built in the shoin-zukuri (library-style) of samurai of the Momoyama Period. It consists of five bulidings, with 33 rooms and 800 tatami (straw mats) in total and it is almost entirely constructed of Hinoki wood (Japanese cypress). The sliding doors and walls of each room are decorated with wall paintings by great artists of the Kano School.
Honmaru Palace (Important Cultural Property)
The original palace in Honmaru (the inner moat of the castle) was constructed in 1626. The five storied central tower was struck by lightning and burned down in 1750. In 1788 the Inner Palace was destroyed by a city-wide fire. The present structure, originally known as the Katsura Palace built in 1847, wastransferred to Nijo Castle from the Kyoto Imperial Palace in 1893-1894.
There are 3 gardens in the castle, the Ninomaru garden constructed in the Edo period, the Honmaru garden constructed in the Meiji period, the Seiryuen constructed in the Showa period.
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Open
8:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Gate is closed at 5:00 p.m.)
Closed
From December 26 to January 4.
And every Tuesday in July, August, December, and January.
(However it's open if Tuesday is a national holiday. The next day is closed.)
Admission fee
Adult 600yen / High school student 350yen / Child 200yen
Parking
210 cars : 600yen for 2hours. After that, 200yen per an hour.
Access
Kyoto City Bus : Nijojo-mae Stop
Tozai Subway Line : Nijojo-mae Station
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Ninomaru Garden
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