Ninomaru Palace (1524-1626, built by Iemitsu, the third shogun Tokugawa). Nijo-jo or Nijo castle (built by Tokugawa Ieyasu in early 17th century). The

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Ninomaru Palace (1524-1626, built by Iemitsu, the third shogun Tokugawa). Nijo-jo or Nijo castle (built by Tokugawa Ieyasu in early 17th century). There took place the legitimation of Tokugawa shogunate (1603) and the "Meiji Restoration" restoring the Emperor's power with the abolition of last shogun, Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1867). Example of the "buke shoin-zukuri" of residential architecture and added to the Unesco's World Heritage List in 1994. Kyoto, Kinki (Kansai) Region. Japan.

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Size: 5200px × 3480px
Location: Kyoto. Japan
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