自転車で二条城へKyoto's Nijo Castle is a vast complex just northwest of downtown.
It is possible to ride or walk easily from almost anywhere in the center of Kyoto.
Nijo Castle was built as the Kyoto residence of the Tokugawa Shoguns and finished in 1626. It is a massive fortified castle surrounded on all sides by a large deep moat.
In 1601, Tokugawa Ieyasu issued an edict that all feudal lords in nearby Western Japan had to contribute to the construction of the Castle.
It served as the Kyoto residence of the Tokugawa Shoguns - where the real power lay. A bit north of Nijo is Gosho, the Imperial Palace, the residence of the Emperor - who was symbolic head of the country.
Access
Nijo Castle
Nijo-dori Horikawa, Kyoto
075 841 0096
Entrance Fee: 600 yen
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