Nijo - jo Castle was constructed in 1603 as the residence of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
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Nijo-jo castle (にじょうじょう) DATA
- Address: 541 Nijojo-cho, Horikawa-nishiiru, Nijo-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto
- Transport: 15-20 min from Kyoto Station by Underground/Subway or Bus. By bus 9・50・101 line. Get of at「Nijo-jo castle mae」/ From Hankyu Karasuma st. take bus 12・101 line and get of at「Nijo-jo castle mae」. By Underground/Subway take the Karasuma Subway Line to Karasuma Oike Station and transfer to the Tozai Line.
- Closed: Tuesdays (Wednesday if Tuesday falls on a national holiday) during January, July, August and December
December 26 to January 4
- Hours: 8:45 to 17:00 (admission until 16:00)
- Admission: General: 600 yen Junior and Senior High School Students: 350 yen Elementary School Students: 200 yen
- Phone: 075-841-0096