Nijo Castle (二条城) 二条城
In 1867 power returned to the emperor in this hall; the floor sings with every step.
Built in 1603 by Tokugawa Ieyasu, first head of the Tokugawa military government, to keep watch on the imperial palace in Kyoto and to stay in when he came up to the city. It covers 275,000 m², about 600 metres by 400, with two kilometres of walls. The Ninomaru Palace, six buildings, is a National Treasure, and its garden is a ‘Special Place of Scenic Beauty’; another 22 buildings are state cultural properties. UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994.
Kyoto
Karasuma Oike, Nijo, Omiya, Nijojo-mae
Assassination Classroom
A stop on Class 3-E's school trip to Kyoto. The rooms of the Ninomaru Palace have the famous ‘nightingale floors’, which squeak on purpose to give away an intruder, a detail that suits the series well.
