You can tour Nijo Castle at your leisure – with the help of an audio guide – from 8:45 a.m. until 5 p.m. (last entry at 4 p.m.), with extended hours from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. in July and August.

KYOTO—One of the main buildings at Nijo-jo Castle here, a UNESCO World Heritage site, will reopen to the public on Sept. 1 after being closed for 17 years, the city government announced on June 17.