Nijo castle was one of my favorite places that I've visited in Japan. Time was tight, so we only had about an hour at this site. It's a former Shogun residence dating back to 1603. It was facinating to learn a little bit about what it was like to live in a Shogun residence.
Many bells like this are only rung once a year, on New Year Eve and New Years day. They're run a certain number of times starting on New Years Eve and continuing into New Year's day. I tend to visit sites like this when the crowds are nill. I've seen pictures of this place (and others like it) on New Year's Day and they are mobbed with people.
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