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Nijō Castle

Nijō Castle is a flatland castle in , . The castle consists of two concentric rings of fortifications, the Ninomaru Palace, the ruins of the Honmaru Palace, various support buildings and several gardens.
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  • Opening hours: 8:45 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Kyoto, Japan
  • Also known as: “Former Imperial Villa Nijō Castle”, “Former Imperial Villa Nijo-jo Castle (Nijo-jo) [Official name]”, “Former Imperial Villa Nijo-jo Castle [Official name]”, “Former Nijo Imperial Villa (Nijo-jo Castle)[Historic site name]”, “Nijo castle”, “Nijō Imperial Villa”, and “二条離宮”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shinsen-en and Nijōjō-mae Station.

Buddhist temple
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is a garden with Buddhist temple located in the approximate center of the modern city of , . The temple belongs to the -branch of Shingon-shū and its honzon is a statue of Sho-Kannon. is situated 280 metres south of Nijō Castle.

Metro station
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is a train station in ward, city of , , . is situated 280 metres southeast of Nijō Castle.

Railway station
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is a train station in , , . is situated 700 metres southwest of Nijō Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kyōto-Gyoen and Kamigyō-ku.

Neighborhood
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Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is a 65-hectare national garden of Japan that was established after the Japanese capital was transferred from Kyoto to Tokyo. It is situated around the .

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . The ward was a district of residences for the royalty, aristocrats, and upper classes in the old capital of JapanーHeian-ky.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , . First established in 1879, it has been merged and split, and took on its present boundaries in 1955, with the establishment of a separate . and Kyoto Station are major landmarks in . is situated 3 km south of Nijō Castle.

Nijō Castle

Latitude
35.01397° or 35° 0′ 50″ north
Longitude
135.74851° or 135° 44′ 55″ east
Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)
Inception
1601
Open location code
8Q7Q2P7X+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 57111281
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
6324548
Wiki­data ID
Q1013399
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Yue Chinese—“Nijō Castle” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Nico qəsri”
  • Azerbaijani: “Nidzyo qəsri”
  • Basque: “Nijō gaztelua”
  • Burmese: “နိဂျောရဲတိုက်”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Nijō”
  • Central Okinawan: “二条城（通称名称）”
  • Central Okinawan: “元離宮二条城”
  • Central Okinawan: “恩賜元離宮二条城（下賜名称）”
  • Central Okinawan: “旧二条離宮（二条城）：（史跡名称）”
  • Central Okinawan: “足利氏の旧二条城跡：二条御所”
  • Chinese: “二条城”
  • Chinese: “二条御所”
  • Chinese: “二條城”
  • Chinese: “二條御所”
  • Chinese: “元離宮二条城”
  • Chinese: “舊二條城復原石垣”
  • Czech: “Hrad Nidžó”
  • Czech: “Nidžó”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel Nijo”
  • Dutch: “Nijoo-kasteel”
  • Finnish: “Nijōn linna”
  • French: “castel de Nijō”
  • French: “château de Nijō”
  • French: “Château de Nijō”
  • French: “Nijō-jō”
  • German: “Burg Nijo”
  • German: “Burg Nijō”
  • German: “Nijo-jo”
  • German: “Nijō-jō”
  • Hebrew: “טירת ניג’ו”
  • Indonesian: “Istana nijo”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Nijo”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Nijo”
  • Italian: “Castello di Nijō”
  • Italian: “Castello Nijo”
  • Italian: “Castello Nijō”
  • Italian: “Nijō-jō”
  • Japanese: “Nijō-jō”
  • Japanese: “にじょうじょう”
  • Japanese: “二条城（通称名称）”
  • Japanese: “二条城”
  • Japanese: “元離宮二条城”
  • Japanese: “恩賜元離宮二条城（下賜名称）”
  • Japanese: “旧二条離宮（二条城）：（史跡名称）”
  • Japanese: “足利氏の旧二条城跡：二条御所”
  • Javanese: “Istana Nijo”
  • Korean: “니조 어소”
  • Korean: “니조성”
  • Korean: “니죠 성”
  • Korean: “니죠 어소”
  • Korean: “옛 별궁 니조성”
  • Malay: “Istana Nijo”
  • Persian: “قلعه نیجو”
  • Polish: “nijo zamek”
  • Polish: “Zamek Nijō”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de nijō”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Nijō”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Nijō”
  • Russian: “замок Нидзё”
  • Russian: “Замок Нидзё”
  • Russian: “Нидзё (замок)”
  • Russian: “Нидзё”
  • Slovenian: “grad Nidžo”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Nidžo”
  • Slovenian: “Nijō-jō”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Nijō”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Nijo”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Nijō”
  • Swedish: “Nijo slott”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทนิโจ”
  • Turkish: “Nijō Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Ніджьо”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Нідзьо”
  • Welsh: “Castell Nijo”
  • Wu Chinese: “二条城”
  • Wu Chinese: “元離宮二条城”
  • Yue Chinese: “元離宮二條城”

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