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Nijo Castle

A short walk to the southwest of the Kyoto Imperial Palace takes you to Nijo Castle, which was built by Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Edo Shogunate. Famous for its Momoyama architecture, ornate interiors, beautiful decorations and floors that squeak like ‘nightingales' when walked upon (thus alerting guards against intruders), this castle is one of Kyoto's several UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Address: 
541 Nijojo-cho, Nijo-dori, Horikawa nishi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto,
Japan
Telephone: 
(075) 841 0096.
Website: 
www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/nijojo (Japanese only)
Admission fees: 

Yes.

Disabled access: 
No
Unesco: 
Yes

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