Kyoto—Nijo Palace

“The Shiro, of Nijo castle, half a mile south of the palace, where the Shoguns flaunted their wealth and power, is a splendid relic of feudal days. The broad moat, drawbridge, strong walls, and tower-topped gateways and angles date from the middle of the sixteenth-century.”

Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore, Jinrikisha Days in Japan, (New York, 1891) p. ?