Nijō Castle
二条城 · Nakagyō, Kyoto
The Tokugawa shogunate's base in Kyoto: the Edo shogunate began here, and ended here.
Antes de ir · Know before you go
- No photography inside the palace
- don't touch the painted doors or the building
- don't run in the corridors
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Stories & people
Historias y personajes
Historia
The shogunate began here, and ended here
In 1601 Tokugawa Ieyasu ordered the daimyō of western Japan to help build Nijō Castle as the shogunate's base in Kyoto; it was completed in 1626 under his grandson Iemitsu. More than two centuries later, in 1867, the fifteenth shogun, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, announced the 'restoration of imperial rule' in the Ninomaru Palace, returning power to the imperial court and bringing the Edo shogunate to an end.
Fuente: Wikipedia: Nijō Castle; Wikipedia: Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Culture
Cultura y costumbres
Contexto cultural
In 1601 Tokugawa Ieyasu ordered the daimyō of western Japan to help build Nijō Castle, completed in 1626 under his grandson Tokugawa Iemitsu. Its Ninomaru Palace is made up of six connected buildings almost entirely of hinoki cypress, and visitors were shown into different rooms according to their rank. In 1867 the fifteenth shogun, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, announced the return of power to the imperial court (Taisei Hōkan) in the Ninomaru Palace. In 1939 the castle was given to the city of Kyoto and opened to the public the following year.
Costumbres locales
- Remove your shoes to enter the Ninomaru Palace
- as you walk its corridors the floorboards chirp like birds — the 'nightingale floors'
Religión y creencias
- Castle and palace
- no religious affiliation.
Etiquette
Normas y tabúes
No lo haga DON'T
- No photography inside the palace
- don't touch the painted doors or the building
- don't run in the corridors
Lo que aprecian los locales DO
Locals appreciate visitors who slow down in the Ninomaru Palace, listen to the 'birdsong' floors and look closely at the painted sliding doors.
Plan your visit
Información práctica
| Mejor época | Cherry-blossom season in spring |
|---|---|
| Tiempo recomendado | 1.5–2 hours |
Consejos de viaje
- Get off at Nijōjō-mae station on the Tōzai subway line
- there are evening illuminations in cherry-blossom season
- allow 1.5–2 hours
Photos
Fotos
Martin Falbisoner · CC BY-SA 4.0
CCP2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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