0.7km
Total Distance
16m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A walk around Nijo castle in Kyoto, the ornate residence of the shoguns when they visited the imperial capital. The route follows the moats and passes the palace of nightingale floors and its strolling garden. It is flat, grand and rich in history.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Drinking water
    at the start
  2. 2
    Suzaku-an · 0.2km
    Shelter
  3. 3
    Viewpoint of Nijo-jo Castle from the ruins of Tenshu (Donjon) · 0.3km
    Viewpoint
  4. 4
    Viewpoint of the Nijo Castle inner castle wall and the Nijo Castle inner castle moat, from the North-East · 0.5km
    Viewpoint
  5. 5
    Drinking water
    at the end
Bus stop
Shinsenen-mae · 267m from the start
Parking
146m from the start
Surface
gravel

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Difficulty

1/5 · Very Easy