Nijo Castle
UNESCO World Heritage Site and Kyoto residence of the Tokugawa shoguns, with nightingale floors.
"Here I shall establish a castle that proclaims the authority of the shogunate"
Nijo Castle was built by Tokugawa Ieyasu in Kyoto in 1603 and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Ninomaru Palace is famous for its 'nightingale floors'. In 1867, Tokugawa Yoshinobu announced the return of power to the Emperor here.
Castles on flat ground, common in the Edo period, defended by moats and earthworks.
The top 100 castles selected by the Japan Castle Foundation.
First shogun of the Edo Shogunate who expanded Edo Castle, establishing 260 years of peace.
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