Experts' Choice Award Nijo Castle
4 expert reviews
“The ceremonial rooms are embellished with paintings finished with gold, exemplary works of the Kano school, lavishly decorated coffered ceilings and superb tokonoma, altars which honour the ancestors.”
– Michelin Guide
Fodor's "Nijo Castle, begun in 1603, is a grandiose and unequivocal statement of the shogunate's power." Full review
Frommer's "The Tokugawa shogun's Kyoto home stands in stark contrast to most of Japan's other remaining castles, which were constructed purely for defense." Full review
U.S. News & World Report7.0
"After years of bitter strife, the aging samurai lord Tokugawa Ieyasu finally wrested power from Japan's many warring clans and unified them at the turn of the 17th century. Upon being..." Full review
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