Former Imperial Villa Nijo-jo Castle

Commemorating the Opening of Honmaru-Goten Palace NAKED meets Nijo-jo Castle 2024: Autumn Harvest Festival

Savor Kyoto's autumn with your five senses

Period

2024.10.24 - 2024.12.07
18:00〜22:00

Final admission at 21:00

CONTENTS

Artwork

Important Cultural Property: Higashi Ote-mon

Illumination

Visitors are greeted by the Higashi Ote-mon Gate, the entrance to Nijo-jo Castle, decorated with lanterns celebrating a bountiful harvest.

Important Cultural Property: Karamon Gate

Projection Mapping -Celebratory Toast-

A projection mapping show across the Karamon Gate, a designated Important Cultural Property, will mark the beginning of the harvest festival. Visitors will be welcomed with amazake and gathered to make a toast to celebrate the fertility of autumn.

Minami-mon Gate

Nijo-jo Castle Omotenashi Gozen Stall

A special "omotenashi" hospitality stall offering a modern interpretation of the feast that is said to have been served to the emperor during the historic Nijo-jo Castle Gyoko. Visitors can enjoy interactive art and food experiences in the unique venue that is Nijo-jo Castle.

Inner Moat

Projection Mapping  Harvest Festival

The wall paintings in the Ninomaru Palace, created by the esteemed Kano school of Japanese painting, is featured in a spectacular projection mapping show. Special prepared food and beverage stalls will also be set up where visitors can sample rice from the harvested stalks.

Honmaru-goten Palace

Honmaru-goten Palace Special Illumination

The Honmaru-goten Palace and gardens are illuminated in this special public opening for the first time in 18 years since its restoration. Visitors are invited to witness the first ever projection mapping show in the historical structure, with complimentary sweets inspired by the last dish of the feast served to Emperor Go-Mizunoo. *Purchase of a separate ticket is required.

Koun-tei

Illumination

The Koun-tei, tinted in autumn colors and decorated with graceful sounds, offers a tranquil garden scene.

Seiryu-en Garden

Autumn Foliage Illumination

The autumn foliage in Seiryuen come to life with illuminations of autumn colors, aromatic installations, and music.

Daidokoro-mae Area

Banquet Hall

Savor the tastes of autumn in this majestic harvest banquet featuring with a large moon surrounded by glowing ears of rice and projection mapping displays that fill the castle walls.

Daidokoro-mae Area

Garbage Disposal Art "Gomikuji"

An interactive digital artwork that promotes recycling and contributes to sustainable efforts by offering a game for participants disposing of trash. When the trash is separated and disposed of correctly, the installation will predict the participant's fortune!

Daidokoro-mae Area

YumYum Dive Photospot

Purchase food produced by NAKED's Food and Beverage team and place it on the stand to generate a fun collage with a photo of your face! *The experience is available for items purchased at other vendors as well, but the photo collages will only incorporate items from this particular stall.

NEWS

The latest information on theFormer Imperial Villa Nijo-jo Castle
2024.10.07

Experience Kyoto's autumn flavors such as kujo leeks and white miso at Nijo Castle, a World Heritage Site, with all five senses.

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Name

Commemorating the Opening of Honmaru-Goten Palace NAKED meets Nijo-jo Castle 2024: Autumn Harvest Festival

Period

2024.10.24(Thu)
-
2024.12.7(Sat)

Time

18:00〜22:00

Final admission at 21:00

Place

Former Imperial Villa Nijo-jo Castle
541 Nijojo-cho, Nijo-dori Horikawa Nishi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8301

Admission Fees

【Early Bird Tickets】
Middle School Students or Above(Mon~Thu):  1,600JPY/(Fri~Sun & Public Holidays) 2,000JPY
Elementary School Students(Mon~Thu):  1,000JPY/(Fri~Sun & Public Holidays) 1,400JPY

【Regular Admission Tickets】
Middle School Students or Above(Mon~Thu):  2,000JPY/(Fri~Sun & Public Holidays) 2,400JPY
Elementary School Students(Mon~Thu):  1,200JPY/(Fri~Sun & Public Holidays) 1,600JPY

Contact

■NAKED meets Nijo-jo Castle Management Office
E-mail: naked-nijojo@naked.works
*Service Period: October 25th - December 8th, 2024

Get off at Subway Tozai Line Nijojo-mae Station (right next to the venue), or get off at JR Nijo Station, and walk for 17 minutes

Parking

Visitor Parking:

Parking Lot 1
Hours: 8:15〜22:15 (final entry at 21:00)
Capacity: 120 cars
Price: ¥1,200 for first 2 hours plus ¥300 per additional hour

Parking Lot 3
Hours: 8:15〜22:15
Capacity: 20 cars
Price: ¥1,000 for first 2 hours plus ¥200 per additional hour

Motorbike and bicycle parking
Hours: 8:15〜22:15
Capacity: 10 motorcycles (middle-class and smaller) / 83 bicycles
Price: For motorcycles, ¥400 for first 2 hours plus ¥200 per additional hour / For bicycles, ¥200 for first two hours plus ¥100 per additional hour.

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