二条城(Nijō-jō Castle / Nijo Castle,京都)是联合国教科文组织世界文化遗产,建成于1626年,曾是德川幕府将军在京都的官邸,是江户时代宫殿建筑的巅峰之作。二之丸御殿内那闻名遐迩的"莺声地板"(uguisubari)构思精巧——地板经过特殊设计,任何人踩上去都会发出悦耳的吱呀声,一旦有入侵者或刺客潜入,守卫便能即刻察觉。殿内超过3,000幅由狩野派绘师创作的金碧辉煌壁画,装饰在一扇扇镶金的拉门之上,美不胜收。城郭四周约27.5万平方米的庭园,随着四季更迭呈现出截然不同的迷人景致。1867年,末代德川将军正是在此正式将政权归还天皇,宣告了长达265年武家统治的终结。
- Type
- Venue
- Category
- Culture
- Season
- Year-round
- Month
- Year-round
- Region
- Kansai
- Prefecture
- Kyoto
- City
- Kyoto
Highlights
- ◆Famous 'nightingale floors' that squeak as an alarm system
- ◆Ninomaru Palace with 3,000+ Kanō school gilded paintings
- ◆UNESCO World Heritage Site in central Kyoto
- ◆Site of the 1867 restoration of Imperial rule
- ◆Seasonal garden with cherry blossoms and autumn colour