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title: Nijo Castle Plan
author: Gothika
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10962/nijo-castle-plan/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Nijo Castle Plan
_Authored by Gothika_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10962.png)
## Image Caption
A plan of [Nijo Castle](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nijo_Castle/), Kyoto, [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/). The castle was first built in 1603 CE by the [shogun](https://www.worldhistory.org/Shogun/) [Tokugawa Ieyasu](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tokugawa_Ieyasu/) (r. 1603-1605 CE) Key: 1) Higashi-Ōte-mon (Great Eastern Gate, today main entrance) 2) Guard house 3) Kara-mon 4) Honourable Carriage Approach (main entry to the Ninomaru [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/)) 5) Ninomaru Palace 6) Kuroshoin 7) Shiroshoin 8) Ninomaru Garden 9) Pond 10) Kitchen 11) Meals preparation room 12) Storage buildings 13) Resting room 14) Toilets 15) Minami-mon (Southern Gate) 16) Cherry-trees grove 17) Plum-trees grove 18) Nishi-mon (Western Gate) 19) Honmaru 20) Bridge 21) Honmaru Garden 22) Donjon 23) Waraku-an 24) Koun-tei 25) Kita-Ōte-mon (Great Northern Gate) 26) Green Garden 27) Gallery. A. Inner Moat B. Outer Moat
## Cite This Work
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Gothika. (2019, June 25). Nijo Castle Plan. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Gothika. "Nijo Castle Plan." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 25, 2019. .
### MLA
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nijo_Castle_plan.svg) by [**Gothika**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nijo_Castle_plan.svg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 25 June 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.