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Iemitsu later returned to the castle in [[1634]] with 300,000 men as a show of force to the western provinces and also to reinforce his power over the Imperial Court. It was to be the last visit of any reigning shogun to the Imperial Court for 230 years.

Iemitsu later returned to the castle in [[1634]] with 300,000 men as a show of force to the western provinces and also to reinforce his power over the Imperial Court. It was to be the last visit of any reigning shogun to the Imperial Court for 230 years.

The castle fell into disuse afterwards and saw many of its elaborate buildings and structures donated by Iemitsu to local temples, where they remain to the present day. Many of the palace buildings were damaged by an earthquake in [[1663]]. The keep was destroyed by lightning in [[1750]] (although some sources have this as [[1791]]) and the majority of the ''Honmaru'' compound buildings were lost during a major series of fires in Kyoto in [[1788]].

The castle fell into disuse afterwards and saw many of its elaborate buildings and structures donated by Iemitsu to local temples, where they remain to the present day. Many of the palace buildings were damaged by an earthquake in [[1663]]. The keep was destroyed by lightning in [[1750]] (although some sources have this as [[1791]]) and the majority of the ''Honmaru'' compound buildings were lost in the [[Great Tenmei Fire]] of [[1788]].

[[Image:Nijo bakumatsu.jpg|right|thumb|Inside view of Nijô castle, 1867]]

[[Image:Nijo bakumatsu.jpg|right|thumb|Inside view of Nijô castle, 1867]]