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Nijo Castle was originally built in 1603 to be the official Kyoto residence of the first Tokugawa shogun Ieyasu, and it was completed in 1626 by the third shogun Iemitsu.
Nijo Castle in its entirety has been designated a historic relic. The Ninomaru Palace itself is a National Treasure, and twentytwo other structures have been named important Cultural Propertied.

Opening Hours	Castle: 8:45-16:00 Ninomaru-Palace; 9:00-16:00 (Gate Closed at 17:00)
Closed Day	December 26-January 4 Tuesdays on January, July, August and December.
Entrance Fee / Tickets	Adults: 600yen Group (over 30 persons): 500yen Children until middle school: 350yen Primaryschool children: 200yen Children preschool age and younger: admission free
Contact	TEL 075‐841‐0096 FAX 075‐802‐6181
Address	Nijo-ｊo-cho 541, Horikawa nishi-hairu, Nijo-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, 604-8301 JAPAN
Access	(by TRAIN) Get off at""NIJO-JO-MAE STATION""on the Tozai-Line, Kyoto Municipal Subway. (by BUS) Take Kyoto City Bus No.　9/12/50/101 to ""NIJO-JO-MAE""bus stop. (by CAR) from Osaka/Kobe; 30 minutes from Kyoto South I.C. on Meishin Expressway. from Shiga/Nagoya; 30 minutes from Kyoto East I.C. on Meishin Expressway. (by TAXI) 5 minutes from ""OMIYA STATION""on Hankyu Kyoto Main-Line.
Administration	Kyoto City
URL	http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/nijojo/
Parking lot	○ pay

*This information was updated on 31/07/2012. Please note that it may be different from the current information.

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