JAPAN ~Nijo-jo Castle - Kyoto - UNESCO ~

... Beautiful view of an impressively former castle... one of the most significant historical sites of Japan... a place that has witnessed the changes of Japan including the prosperity and declane of the Tokugawa family... it remains an eloquent testimony to their power... the sprawling castle grounds are surrounded by a wide moat and towering stone walls... spanning over 275,000 m2 Nijo Castle is one of the biggest historic sites in all of Kyoto... there are historical murals and various other scriptures about life during the Edo Era... the Castle offers also authentic Japanese-style wedding ceremonies... Hééél Erg Bedankt Benny!【ツ】

Known as the Kyoto residence, Nijo-jo was ordered and built in 1601 by the famous leader Tokugawa Leyasu (the first shogun of the Edo Period), as an ornate, ostentatious Kyoto residence for the Tokugawa clan. The castle was completed in 1629 by his son and successor, Iemitsu. The Tokugawa shoguns in Kyoto had been ruling Japan for over 260 years from 1603 to 1868.

The temple is part of the Unesco WHS, inscribed in 1994 as “The Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)”. This site consist of seventeen parts that are situated in Kyoto and surroundings.

 

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