Editing Nijō Castle

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[[File:ACSH Nijo Palace 1.png|thumb|250px|Nijō Castle]]
'''Nijō Castle''' is a castle in {{Wiki|Kyoto Prefecture}}, [[Japan]].

==History==
In 1582, the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] member and ''[[ninja|shinobi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] aided the ''shinobi'' [[Gennojo]] on their plan to secure the rice storage and re-distribute it back among the locals. Secretly, they infiltrated but Gennojo caught a statue of the goddess {{Wiki|Guanyin|Kannon}} and shouted in anger. When Naoe approached him, he told her that she did not protect his parents and blamed her for not protecting them from his overseer [[Tatsugoro]]. Then, the [[samurai]] [[Tatsugoro]] came out and revealed that Gennojo stole a [[katana]] from him and it led to his parents' demises.<ref name="The Godless Harvest">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Godless Harvest]]</ref>

Just as Gennojo was about to attack, Naoe stopped him, told him to find the rice, and confronted Tatsugoro herself. Despite his reinforcements, Tatsugoro was defeated by Naoe but she later saw Gennojo in front of the storage, filled with explosives, with a [[bomb]]. Telling him to stop, Naoe tried to persuade him to not use his bomb but Gennojo saw corruption as endless and how he was not worth living. Before Naoe could respond, Gennojo dropped the bomb and blew the storage and himself up. Saddened, Naoe left the palace.<ref name="The Godless Harvest"/>

At some point, Naoe and fellow Kakushiba ''ikki'' member [[Yasuke]] infiltrated the castle together, assassinated two of its ''{{Wiki|ja:侍大将|samurai daisho}}'', looted the [[Protector's Armor]] from its [[treasure chest]], climbed atop the ''tenshu'' to [[Viewpoint|survey]] the land,<ref name="ACSH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref> and collected one of [[Kanō Eitoku]]'s paintings.<ref name="Art Collector">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Art Collector]]</ref>

==Behind the scenes==
In the memory "[[The Twisted Tree]]," the player is given a choice where to find [[Takahashi Shiro]], either within the castle or in front of his father [[Takahashi Inoshichi]]'s home if Inoshichi was killed first.<ref name="Twisted Tree">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Twisted Tree]]</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''

==References==
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[[Category:Landmarks in Kyoto]]
[[Category:Castles]]
[[Category:Viewpoints]]