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Must See

1 The Momoyama-period Karamon Gate has a
Chinese-style gable and gold-plated fixtures.
2 In the teahouse, visitors can take part in
a traditional ceremony.
3 The castle’s grounds are planted with a huge
variety of cherry trees, which flower at differ-
ent times between late March and mid-April.

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The cramps and nails below the
floorboards rub together and
squeak gently when disturbed.
A dynamic painting of big
cats dominates this room. Above the carriage porch is
an unusual wood carving of
flying birds, peacocks, and
delicately twining flowers.
Karamon Gate

Entrance to
Ninomaru
compound

Did You Know?
When Nijo-jo’s big cats
painting was created,
it was thought that
Shikidai leopards were
(reception chamber) The Ninomaru female tigers.
complex of reception
rooms at Nijo-jo
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