This castle was built by Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate, in 1603, to guard the Imperial Palace in Kyoto and to serve as the shogun's accommodation. A World Heritage Site.

• Approx. 20 min. by bus (Route No. 9) from JR Kyoto Sta. to Nijojo-mae bus stop
• +81-75-841-0096
• 541 Nijojo-cho, Nijo-dori Horikawa Nishi iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto
• 8:45-16:00
• Dec.26-Jan.4, and Tue. in Jan., Jul., Aug., and Dec.
• Adults: 600 yen
• Website