Nijō can refer to: Places , one of numbered east–west streets in the ancient capital of Heian-kyō (present-day Kyoto, Japan) Nijō Castle, a castle in Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto Nijō Station (Kyoto), a train station in Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto , a former town in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan People Emperor Nijō (1143–1165), 78th emperor of Japan Nijō family, one of the five regent houses (go-sekke) Nijō Tameuji (1222–1286), also known as Fujiwara no Tameuji, poet and founder of: Nijō poetic school, a conservative school of Japanese waka (poetry) Lady Nijō (1258–c. 1307), Japanese writer, author of The Confessions of Lady Nijo