Castle in central Kyoto built in 1603 by Tokugawa Ieyasu as the shogun's residence, later the site of the restoration of imperial rule in 1867. Visitors walk through the Ninomaru Palace's painted rooms and nightingale floors, the Honmaru Palace, gardens, stone walls and moat.
Highlights
- Ninomaru Palace
- Nightingale floors
- Honmaru Palace
Good to know
- Palace interiors cost extra beyond grounds admission
- Book Honmaru Palace tickets online in advance
- No photos inside; shoes removed at entry
