Seat of the Shogun's power
Neighborhood: Nakagyo-ku
Nearest Train: Nijojo / Tozai Line
Phone: +81 75 841 0096
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Fascinating Nijo Castle, like the shoguns mausoleums at Nikko, is an ostentatious display of wealth and power in contrast with the austerity often shown in the buildings of the Imperial nobility. Built as the power base of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1606, and rebuilt after fire in 1788, the huge walls, moats and towers exude military might. Inside, the Kano School of artists depicted tigers and leopards whose ferocity and power were chosen to symbolize Tokugawa strength. As you walk through the castle, note the wooden "nightingale floors" that squeak merrily, not as an aesthetic pleasure, but to serve as an alarm against night intruders.
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Simply Amazing
You can read all of the great reviews along with mine but when i visited the castle my brother took...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from Red Lion, Pennsylvania on Jan 13 2008
it was soooo amazing
i really liked this place because of its beautiful architectire. it was gerat to visit in june becau...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from Winmalee Australia on Apr 01 2007
Wonderful original artwork
This was Tokugawa Ieyasu's castle and it was extremely opulent in its day. The painted artwork ...
Reviewed by:hk_peech from on Dec 23 2006
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