| DATE: | November 30, 2005, 9a.m.-4:30p.m. (last admission 4p.m.) | |
| PLACE: | Nijo Castle |
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| DIRECTION: | 2-minutes walk from Touzai Subway Line at Nijo Castle Mae station. Exit No.1. | |
| TEL: | 81-75-841-0096 | |
| ADMISSION: | 100 yen (for Elementary School Students and over) * Admission to the castle is also required. |
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| TEXT: | One of Kyoto’s famous sightseeing spots, Nijo Castle was built in 1603 as Tokugawa Shogun Ieyasu’s other house in Kyoto. It celebrated its 400th year in 2003, and this year, “Exhibition Hall in Commemoration of the 400th Year of Nojo Castle” is open to the public. Its collection includes pictures on partitions designated as the nation’s important cultural treasures. Feel the significance of the Castle’s history while viewing magnificent buildings and gardens. |