After the tokugawa shogunate fell in 1867 nijo castle was used as an imperial palace for a while before.
Nijo castle kyoto nightingale floor.
Ninomura palace in nijo castle.
Across the nightingale floor tales of the otori book 1 by lian hearn.
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.
It is the birthplace of the shoguns and boasts the amazing nightingale floors that you must walk upon at least once in your life time.
It is easy to get to with the subway only a 100 or so metres away.
Nightingale floors 鴬張り or 鶯張り uguisubari listen help info are floors that make a chirping sound when walked upon.
Nijo castle is a must see if you are visiting kyoto.
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A wikipedia recording of the sound of a person walking on the nightingale floor of daikaku ji temple in kyoto.
These floors were used in the hallways of some temples and palaces the most famous example being nijō castle in kyoto japan dry boards naturally creak under pressure but these floors were built in a way that the flooring nails rub against a jacket or clamp.
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