Nijo Castle.
Nijo Castle has built in 1626 by Ieyasu Tokugawa.
This is the location of the begining and the end of Edo Shognate.
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Nijo Castle covers an area of two hundred and
seventy-five thousand square meters.
THE EXTERIOR OF NIJO CASTLE
Nijo Castle is surrounded by a moat and a stone wall.
THE PORTE CORCHERE OF NINOMARU PALACE
This is a World Cultural Heritage Site as well as a national treasure
as the representative of Shoin-dukuri in the Momoyama period.
as the representative of Shoin-dukuri in the Momoyama period.
A symbol of power of the shogunate.
This is covered with hinoki bark thatch.
THE LARGEST SHOIN-DUKURI IN JAPAN
Shoin-dukuri is a traditional Japanese style of
residental architecture. The garden with pines is beautiful.
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