Lady in kimono at Nijo Ninomaru Garden, Kyoto

Although the Nijō castle in Kyoto was built specifically for the shogun, only a few of them actually stayed in it. After the first 3 Tokugawa shoguns, only Tokugawa Iemochi visited it in 1863, more than 200 years later.

However, the luxurious gardens of the palace were probably visited by the ladies of Kyoto, as this photo taken on a rainy autumn day made me think of them...