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1. Ninomaru Garden – Nijō Castle loop from Nijō Castle

1.65km

00:25

10m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Ninomaru Garden – Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) loop from 五条

22.7km

05:52

130m

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3. Nijō Castle – Ninomaru Garden loop from 四条

21.1km

05:23

70m

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Jag2ooo

October 14, 2017

An untypical castle, which is more reminiscent of a temple. Only the outer walls of the complex suggest the castle. Inside you will find only a beautiful garden and low-rise buildings made of wood.

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Maik

May 9, 2018

Nijo Castle was the Kyoto residence of the Tokugawa shogun that ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868 for more than 200 years.

The whole area worth seeing, but if you have a sense of Japanese garden culture, you can enjoy the graceful gardens and the plum and cherry groves.

A highlight in the palace are the "nightingale floors." To expose intruders early on entering the building, the floor is constructed so that it sounds every step like the chirping of a Japanese nightingale.

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Wiro L.

February 13, 2020

The Nijo Castle (二条城, Nijōjō) was built in 1603 as the Kyoto residence of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Edo period (1603-1867). His grandson Iemitsu completed the palace buildings of the castle 23 years later and further expanded the castle with a five-story keep.
After the Tokugawa shogunate fell in 1867, Nijo Castle was used as an imperial palace for a time before it was given to the city and opened to the public as a historic site. Its palace buildings are probably the best surviving examples of the palace architecture of the feudal era of Japan, and the castle was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1994.
The Nijo Castle can be divided into three areas: the Honmaru (main defense), the Ninomaru (secondary defense) and some gardens that surround the Honmaru and the Ninomaru. The entire castle park and the Honmaru are surrounded by stone walls and ditches.

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1. Ninomaru Garden – Nijō Castle loop from Nijō Castle

2. Ninomaru Garden – Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) loop from 五条

3. Nijō Castle – Ninomaru Garden loop from 四条

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