Nijo Castle
- Address: Nijo-dori Horikawa, Kyoto
- Hours: Open daily 8:45am - 5pm. Closed Tuesdays Dec - Jan and Jul - Aug
- Admission: ¥600
ATTRACTION Keywords:
Cultural Experience,
Castle,
Monument - Historical
Nijo Castle Reviews
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Review by Igor M, USA, May 2013
Doing what: Kyoto Full-Day Sightseeing Tour including Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple
It's a good tour, allows you to see a lot of places in Kyoto in 1 day.
Review by Agnelo C D, April 2013
Doing what: Kyoto and Nara Day Trip from Kyoto including Nijo Castle
Kyoto and Nara are beautiful places, worth a visit. Nara , a peaceful park full of Deers and lovely gardens too. Lunch was also well served and delicious. We even had enough time to have a coffee and sweets. Well organised and excellent guide.
Review by Beverley R, Australia, April 2013
Doing what: Kyoto Morning Tour - Kyoto Imperial Palace, Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle
Tour guides are almost as important as tour itineraries, and we were very lucky on this tour to have 'Casey' as guide. His commentary on the three wonderful sites we visited was not just informative but enlivened with a gentle humour and the addition of fascinating snippets of historical and contemporary detail.
The organisation of the tour was efficient, and overall it provided an excellent introduction to Kyoto and its treasures and pleasures.
Review by pola, April 2013
Doing what: Kyoto Full-Day Sightseeing Tour including Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple
Kyoto has a lot of very interesting and beautiful places to see. This full day tour may not cover all of them but it includes most of the must-see places. Lunch is included which is just ok. Our tour guide for the afternoon tour, Yuki, was very knowledgeable and fluent in English. My only complaint is that we were all in a rush especially the morning tour, and it seemed that we didn't have enough time to take in the beauty of the places we've been to. One family who was part of our tour group was left behind in the Golden Pavilion and had to take the taxi to rejoin the group in the Imperial Palace. The pacing of the afternoon tour was better, we even had time to buy some souvenirs in the shops near the Kyomizu Temple.
Review by Piotr W, April 2013
Doing what: Kyoto and Nara Day Trip from Kyoto including Nijo Castle
This was a basic tour of three sites in Kyoto and two in Nara, but it gave us a quick overview of the major attractions in those cities. We then continued to explore on our own.
Review by Eric G, April 2013
Doing what: Kyoto Morning Tour - Kyoto Imperial Palace, Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle
Saw the major sites on 1/2 a day which was great but as can be expected felt very rushed. For those who takes this tour be aware - this tour concludes at 12:00 at the lunch restaurant for the full day tour. They do shuttle the half day participants back to the Kyoto station but you only arrive back at the station after 13:00. We had another tour scheduled to depart at 14:00 so our planned relaxed lunch turned into a rushed lunch at a fast food vendor.
Review by Sarah X, April 2013
Doing what: Kyoto Full-Day Sightseeing Tour including Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple
If you want a quick view of the major sites in Kyoto, this tour is great. However, it is a bit rush.
Review by Nicolas P, April 2013
Doing what: Kyoto Full-Day Sightseeing Tour including Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple
Enjoyed the tour. The Imperial Palace was a bit of a bust as we were not allowed into any buildings. I'd leave it off and extend the time at other sites that were very interesting. This way the guides would not be so rushed and would be able to wait for all members of the group before beginning to speak.
Would have liked assigned seats on the bus.
Guide spoke very good English
Review by william p, April 2013
Doing what: Kyoto and Nara Day Trip from Kyoto including Nijo Castle
This tour is the most convenient way to see the major sights of Kyoto.
Review by Brian C, April 2013
Doing what: Kyoto and Nara Day Trip from Kyoto including Nijo Castle
Nara was worthwhile but found Kyoto lacking in variety.
Review by shertwo, April 2013
Doing what: Kyoto and Nara Day Trip from Kyoto including Nijo Castle
Good tour, afternoon Nara portion had guide that was hard to understand unfortunately. Some mix up near the end of moving people from bus to bus depending on what hotel they finish at -- confused people. Good lunch choice however thought should be given to having either separate lunch for full day people as they only had less than 45 minutes, to line up, eat, bathroom break and run for bus.
Review by Alicia D, March 2013
Doing what: Kyoto Full-Day Sightseeing Tour including Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple
Absolutely perfect if you only have a short time in Kyoto; I just had one full day and this tour took me to six places, all of them fantastic and worth seeing. It felt like I'd managed to see a decent amount of Kyoto even though I just stopped over there. The lunch was fantastic too!
Review by Barbara K, March 2013
Doing what: Kyoto and Nara Day Trip from Kyoto including Nijo Castle
The tour was very interesting. The guide was very personable and informative. She also was willing to share her insight into local culture, often with great humor. The bus was very comfortable. The food at the restaurant for the all day trip was average, nothing special. The best part was the ice cream for dessert. My only complaint is the guide moved very fast for such a large group. The last folks off the bus had a hard time keeping up. It was also difficult for older travelers.
Review by Tania S, March 2013
Doing what: Kyoto Full-Day Sightseeing Tour including Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple
Tour was not so good. From the first destination, we arrived back to the bus 5-10 minutes late in which the bus left without us. Not understanding how to speak Japanese it was hard for us to get to the next location. By the time we figured out where to go we had missed seeing one of the main attractions. The food for lunch was also horrible. Didn't really eat much at all to be honest from there besides ice-cream because that seemed like the safest choice. Wouldn't recommend this tour as I didn't have a great experience at all.
Review by Jun C, February 2013
Doing what: Kyoto Full-Day Sightseeing Tour including Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple
Great pace, explored pretty much all we wanted to see in Kyoto all in a day/
