kyoto Nijo Castle 🏰🌸

Strolling through kyoto Nijo Castle 🏰🌸 The Shogun's Kyoto Residence Nijo Castle, also known as Nijo Imperial Palace, is located in Kyoto, Japan, and served as the shogun's residence in Kyoto. 🏰🌸 It is open from 8:45 to 16:00, and the castle gates close at 17:00. 🕔 Built in 1603 AD, Nijo Castle is a symbol of the Edo Shogunate's power, 🏰🌸 featuring tall walls measuring about 500 meters east to west and 400 meters north to south, with moats dug around them. 🌿 Inside Nijo Castle, there is a corridor known as the "Oriole Floor," which emits a sound like the song of an oriole when walked upon. 🏰🌸 This sound was not originally intended by design but occurred over time due to the friction between the nails and wooden planks beneath the floorboards. 🍃 The Honmaru Palace and the Nishinomaru Palace are the main structures of Nijo Castle. 🏰🌸 The "Nishinomaru" building is particularly distinctive, with its walls and sliding doors adorned with famous paintings by the Kano school of painters, exquisitely beautiful. 🎨 #CourtyardLandscape 🏡 #JapaneseGarden 🌺 #PavilionsAndPagodas #AutumnLeaves 🍁