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
We've found 365 Nijo Castle reviews from Viator.com travelers and members: what they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved. It's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
Review by Jane P C, July 2012
Doing what: Kyoto and Nara Day Trip from Kyoto including Nijo Castle
Overall, my family enjoyed this tour even if it was raining hard. We found Nijo Castle and Todaiji Temple amazing! We got to see the interiors of Nijo Castle and my daughter really enjoyed feeding the deer at the Todaiji Temple. The statues inside the temple were all massive it was awesome. The part I like least about the tour was the terrible lunch (part of the food was cold and did not really taste good) and how we were rushed during the tour of the Imperial Palace. We were not really given time to take photos. If you linger a bit (5 min or so) for picture taking, you miss out on the explanation from the tour guide. She was rushing from one building to the next and did not really wait until the whole group was nearby before giving the history of the place. Same with the tour guide in the afternoon. He was really nice but I wish he would wait for the whole group before he gives his spiel. It would help if the tour guides inform us ahead of time the itinerary for the place - i.e. stop at the gate to get tickets, then see the temple for explanation, then 20 minutes free time (shopping, feed the deer), etc... so we know where to go and when we can take photos of the place.
Review by Stephen B, July 2012
Doing what: Kyoto and Nara Day Trip from Kyoto including Nijo Castle
The day trip was most enjoyable with interesting comentory by the guides, especially the Kyoto tour guide, who did a great job in controlling some noisy groups on the coach who where making it difficult to hear. Everything was well organised and easy to understand.
Review by Erik T, July 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Full-Day Sightseeing Tour including Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple
Positive: Well organised, good guides and interesting sites. Excellent lunch
Negative: Expensive, No response to my e-mail request for hotel pick up.
Summary: Despite the cost and inflexibility regarding pick-up, it is the only way to see Kyoto.
Review by Vivian V, July 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Full-Day Sightseeing Tour including Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple
Tour guide was entertaining but we felt that there was too much time wasted after lunch waiting for the afternoon tour to commence
Review by ADRIAN, June 2012
Doing what: Kyoto and Nara Day Trip from Kyoto including Nijo Castle
Amazing! Our Guide, Mickey, was great!
Review by Ma Rosario S, June 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Full-Day Sightseeing Tour including Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple
Amazing places! Yoshi, our morning tour guide, was excellent, with his knowledge of the places, his jokes, and even his short tutorial on written Japanese. We recommend full-day instead of half-day tours for 1st timers as there is just so much to see. We would recommend viator to our friends.
Review by Michael F, June 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Morning Tour - Kyoto Imperial Palace, Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle
The tour was OK, just minimally informative.
Review by Suzanne F, May 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Full-Day Sightseeing Tour including Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple
A great tour, well organised. Great lunch. Really feel we got to see the best of Kyoto.
Review by emily, May 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Full-Day Sightseeing Tour including Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple
Fabulous tour!
Review by Patrick M, May 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Morning Tour - Kyoto Imperial Palace, Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle
Great
Review by Donald K, May 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Full-Day Sightseeing Tour including Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple
The tour was excellent and interesting. The morning and afternoon sections were led by different guides, who were very competent.
Review by Monika Z, Poland, May 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Full-Day Sightseeing Tour including Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple
It was very well orgenize packed short and frutful tour around most interesting points in Kyoto
Review by Randy R, May 2012
Doing what: Kyoto and Nara Day Trip from Kyoto including Nijo Castle
We were disappointed to miss out on the Imperial Palace in Kyoto but Nara was definately a highlight. We were there during Golden Week, so everything was quite crowded and there was a lot of traffic. This may have been what cut into our time at each location. Our guide was very soft spoken and difficult to understand and hear but when we did, she was very informed and interesting. An extra 15 minutes would have been so appreciated at Golden Pavilion and Nijo Castle for pictures and the opportunity to feed the deer and souvenier shop. If we did that, we wouldn't have heard anything the guide said.
Review by Chee, May 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Full-Day Sightseeing Tour including Nijo Castle and Kiyomizu Temple
The tour guide was given a very detail and clear explanation. But due to tracffic issue, the time spend at Kiyomizu Temple was too short. So end up it was quite rush during visit to Kiyomizu Temple.
Review by sunshine22, May 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Morning Tour - Kyoto Imperial Palace, Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle
Great tour with a great tour leader. She was quite funny and made it all the more enjoyable.
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