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Panoramic view of buildings containing Ninomaru reception rooms at Nijo Castle in Kyoto, Japan. Stitched from 2 images using Canon PhotoStitch 3.1.
Keith Pomakis · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
The Tokugawa castle in Kyoto; the nightingale floors chirp. Ninomaru Garden takes its own time. Pick this or Kinkaku-ji for a castle-and-garden half-day — not both plus Kiyomizu.
Best time
Morning light. Some interiors close Monday.
How to go
City bus or subway “二條城前”. Tap ICOCA or PiTaPa. A city-bus day pass is bus only — not subway or JR.
Tips
- · The Tokugawa castle in Kyoto; the nightingale floors chirp. Ninomaru Garden takes its own time. Pick this or Kinkaku-ji for a castle-and-garden half-day — not both plus Kiyomizu.
- · One axis a day. Do not stack Higashiyama, Arashiyama, Fushimi, Kinkaku and Ginkaku.
- · Cherry, maple and night events follow the season. Not the same day as Kinkaku or Arashiyama.
Next stop
Where this line goes next
Walk or ride one stop. A new district is another day.
Kyoto Imperial Palace
Kyoto transit · 13min
Bus / subway 二條城前 → 今出川
Same axis: after Nijo Castle comes Kyoto Imperial Palace. Do not switch districts halfway.
Sento Imperial Palace
Kyoto transit · 13min
Bus / subway 二條城前 → 丸太町
Same axis: after Nijo Castle comes Sento Imperial Palace. Do not switch districts halfway.
Demachiyanagi
Kyoto transit · 25min
Another day
Nijo Castle and Demachiyanagi are not the same day. Open another day if you go.
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