The Castle was closed, but the castle grounds were open. I visited the castle itself in 2012. Nijo Castle was originally built in 1603. It was donated to the City of Kyoto in 1939 and desginated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994.
A pleasant but unexpected surprise was sake served in a souvenir wooden sake cup.
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The wooden cup was a really lovely souvenir to keep.
Looks like fun! Such a beautiful place! Thanks for sharing.
Interesting place to visit, the wooden cup was a great souvineer. Great to see the old places being kept.
Japanese women in kimonos always looks so elegant. Nice souvenir - but I don't know that I could drink out of a square cup. Do you drink from the corner? Otherwise I would be pouring the drink down myself.
Fun sight seeing and cultural experience. Looks like it was a good day for a hike too.
this is really beautiful. I still have my wooden sake cup from Japan. I think it's interesting, drinking from them. What a delightful way to spend New Year's Day!
How nice to have some sake in this beautiful place!
It's beautiful, and those cups are really cute - they'd also make great planters for little plants.
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