Part 6
Day 9
Nijo-jo
Castle
On the 9th day our
trip was drawing to a close.
We went to Nijo-jo
Castle. It was the stage for some of the most important events in Japanese
history. Nijo-jo Castle was completed in 1603 on the orders of Tokugawa Ieyasu
who was the first Shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate. This government lasted for
fifteen generations over 260 years.
In 1867, in the
castle the 15th Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu announced the end of
Tokugawa rule and the returning of political control to the Emperor. With that,
the Tokugawa shogunate ended and the Meiji period began.
The Nijo-jo castle
was the stage of the opening and closing ceremonies of the feudal rule.
The inside of the castle was luxurious and gorgeous. It was
a symbol of authority and prosperity. In 1994, Nijo-jo Castle was registered on
UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
There are many fascinating
places in Kyoto. I think learning the historical role of Kyoto gives me much
more interest.
Finally, if health
allows us, we hope to visit Kyoto again.
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