Location
Island : Honshu
Region : Kansai
Prefecture : Kyoto
City : Kyoto
Nijo Castle
Registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List, the Nijo Castle is a wide fortress, including two palaces and various gardens, on the north from Kyoto. Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa ordered the castle’s building in 1601. In 1868, it was used for the beginning of the Meiji Restoration, one year after Yoshinobu Tokugawa gave back the polical power to the Imperial Court in this castle in 1867. Today, we can admire its layout, visit its reception rooms and walk through its elaborated gardens.
Access
From Kyoto Station
⇒ Take the Karasuma Line (metro) until Karasumaoike station (3rd stop), then take the Tozai Line (metro) until the next station (Nijojo-Mae).
Closest stations and stops
Nijo Station
Hashidate- San-in Line (Sagano Line)
Tozai Line
Tozai LineNijojo-Mae Station
- Tozai Line