beautiful stoned lanterns nijo castle grounds kyoto kansai japan

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Beautiful stoned lanterns in nijo castle grounds , kyoto, kansai, Japan

NijÃÂ Castle is a flatland castle in Kyoto, Japan. The castle consists of two concentric rings Kuruwa of fortifications, the Ninomaru Palace, the ruins of the Honmaru Palace, various support buildings and several gardens. The surface area of the castle is 275,000 square metres 27.5 ha; 68 acres, of which 8,000 square metres 86,000 sq ft is occupied by buildings.nIt is one of the seventeen Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which have been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.