JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE IN KYOTO
NIJO-JO (NIJO CASTLE) No.1
- Address:
- Nijojo-cho, Horikawa-nishiiru, Nijo-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City
- Phone:
- 075-841-0096, 841-0910
- Open:
- 8:45-16:00, 500yen: Closed on 12/26-1/4
- Period:
- Early Edo Period
- Comments:
- The castle was originally built in 1603 to be the official Kyoto residence of the first Tokugawa Shogun Ieyasu.
Ninomaru Palace: National Treasure. Ninomaru Garden: Honmaru
- Outside of Ohiroma(First Grand Chambers)
- Ninomaru Garden. Traditional Japanese garden. In the center of the pond are three islands called Horai-jima(Iskand of Eternal Happiness), Tsuru-jima(Crane Island), and Kame-jima(Turtle Island).
The design of the garden is attributed to the reknown tea master and landscape architect Kobori Enshu(1579-1647).
[No.2]Karamon: Kurumayose: Tosamurai
[No.3]Ohhiroma: Shikidai: Tosamurai
[No.4]Honmaru
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