Arashiyama Bamboo Grove 嵐山の竹林 Kyoto Travel Guide strolling the gardens at Nijo-jo castle in Kyoto “Nijo Castle (二条城, Nijōjō) was built in 1603 as the Kyoto residence of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Edo Period (1603-1867)… After the Tokugawa … more info…