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Kyoto: Nijo-jo Castle and Ninomaru Palace Guided Tour Day Tours

from $17.30

  • Transport not included
  • Guide included
  • Entry fees not included

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Highlights

  • Join this guided tour for unique insight into one of Japan's most significant historical and cultural assets
  • Explore the best example of Japan's feudal-era architecture
  • Get exclusive access to a part of the castle normally unavailable to the public

About this experience

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What to expect

Once the acting residence of the Tokugawa shoguns while in Kyoto, Nijo Castle is also serves as a symbol of the power of the Tokugawa Shogunate. The castle is surrounded by high walls and a moat, with the inside rooms connected by a corridor installed with the famous "nightingale floors". These floors were designed to make a chirping sound when walked upon so as to prevent intruding assassins at night. The castle opens in the evening during cherry blossom season, attracting flocks of visitors to view the magnificent cherry blossom trees.

What's included

  • 60-minute guided tour of Nijo-jo Castle, including Higashi Ote-mon Gate, Kara-mon Gate, Ninomaru-goten Palace, and Ninomaru Garden

Not included

  • Nijo-jo Castle admission fees
  • Transportation

Things to note

  • [ご留意ください] 当サイトよりお申込みのツアーは英語によるガイドツアーです.• This tour will be conducted only in English• ☆Admission fee to the venue is not included in this tour and has to be paid with cash on site☆• Please enter through the East Main Gate and gather at the reception area
  • Please make sure you arrive well before the start of the tour.• ☆Admission fee to the venue is not included in this tour and has to be paid with cash on site☆[ご留意ください] 当サイトよりお申込みのツアーは英語によるガイドツアーです.
  • If earphones are required for children, please purchase adult tickets.• The child has to be accompanied by an adult during the tour.• If you wish to bring more than one child to the tour, each additional child would have to purchase an adult ticket• You w
  • Please make sure you arrive well before the start of the tour.• Closed on every Tuesday of July, August, December, &
  • January, December 26th to January 3rd due to the closure of Ninomaru Goten• Each paid participant can bring 1 child aged 0-12 to join for free.• Earphone will be only provided to paid participants
  • January, December 26th to January 3rd due to the closure of Ninomaru GotenGood to know:• Closed on every Tuesday of July, August, December, &
  • If earphones are required for children, please purchase adult tickets.• If you wish to bring more than one child to the tour, each additional child would have to purchase an adult ticket• Please enter through the East Main Gate and gather at the reception

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