Nijō Castle

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Japanese castle UNESCO World Heritage Site historic site tourist attraction

Nijō Castle is a historic shogunal residence and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its ornate palaces, beautiful gardens, and “nightingale” floors that chirp when walked upon.

Aliases (3)

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese castle → UNESCO World Heritage Site → historic site → tourist attraction →
architecturalStyle	Edo period architecture →
associatedWith	Emperor Meiji → Tokugawa Iemitsu → Tokugawa Ieyasu → Tokugawa shogunate →
builder	Tokugawa shogunate →
constructedFor	Tokugawa Ieyasu →
constructionEnd	1603 →
constructionStart	1601 →
country	Japan →
currentUse	museum → public historic site → tourist attraction →
expandedBy	Tokugawa Iemitsu →
expansionCompleted	1626 →
floorType	nightingale floors that chirp when walked upon →
hasGardenStyle	Edo-period stroll garden → Japanese garden →
hasPart	Honmaru Garden → Honmaru Palace → Karamon gate → Ninomaru Garden → Ninomaru Palace → gardens → inner moat → outer moat → stone walls → tea houses → turrets → watchtowers →
heritageDesignation	Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) →
historicalEvent	site of the 1867 declaration restoring imperial rule (Taisei Hōkan) →
locatedIn	Honshu → Kansai region → Kyoto → Kyoto Prefecture NERFINISHED → Kyoto city center → Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto →
notableFeature	decorative metal fittings → nightingale floors → ornate wood carvings → sliding door paintings →
openToPublic	yes →
originalPurpose	Kyoto residence of the Tokugawa shoguns → symbol of Tokugawa authority in Kyoto →
ownership	City of Kyoto →
region	Kansai, Japan →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(ii) → (iv) →
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear	1994 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nijō Castle ("Ninomaru Palace") → Nijō Castle ("Honmaru Palace") →	hasPart
Kyoto →	contains
Kyoto Imperial Palace ("Nijo Castle") →	nearbySite