Aizuwakamatsu Castle

Summary

Aizuwakamatsu Castle is a Japanese castle^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of japanese_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Aizuwakamatsu Castle is located in Aizuwakamatsu^[3].
• Aizuwakamatsu Castle is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Aizuwakamatsu Castle's image is recorded as Aizuwakamatsu Castle ac (1).jpg^[5].
• Aizuwakamatsu Castle's instance of is recorded as Japanese castle^[6].
• Aizuwakamatsu Castle's instance of is recorded as hirayamajiro^[7].
• Aizuwakamatsu Castle's instance of is recorded as hirajiro^[8].
• Aizuwakamatsu Castle's founder is recorded as Ashina Naomori^[9].
• Aizuwakamatsu Castle's owned by is recorded as Ashina Naomori^[10].
• Aizuwakamatsu Castle's owned by is recorded as Gamō Ujisato^[11].
• Aizuwakamatsu Castle's owned by is recorded as Uesugi clan^[12].
• Aizuwakamatsu Castle's owned by is recorded as Katō Yoshiaki^[13].
• Aizuwakamatsu Castle's made from material is recorded as wood^[14].
• Aizuwakamatsu Castle's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 253337583^[15].
• Aizuwakamatsu Castle's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00954847^[16].
• Aizuwakamatsu Castle's part of is recorded as 100 Fine Castles of Japan^[17].
• Aizuwakamatsu Castle's Commons category is recorded as Aizuwakamatsu Castle^[18].
• Aizuwakamatsu Castle's occupant is recorded as Aizu Domain^[19].
• Aizuwakamatsu Castle's has part is recorded as Wakamatsu Castle Tower^[20].
• +1384-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Aizuwakamatsu Castle^[21].
• Aizuwakamatsu Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.487777777778, 'lon': 139.92972222222}^[22].
• Aizuwakamatsu Castle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/030jf8^[23].
• Aizuwakamatsu Castle's significant event is recorded as Siege of Aizu Castle^[24].
• Aizuwakamatsu Castle's significant event is recorded as construction^[25].
• Aizuwakamatsu Castle's significant event is recorded as destruction^[26].
• Aizuwakamatsu Castle's significant event is recorded as reconstruction^[27].

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Geography

Aizuwakamatsu Castle is in the country of Japan^[4]. It is located in Aizuwakamatsu^[3]. Its part of is recorded as 100 Fine Castles of Japan^[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Japanese castle^[6], hirayamajiro^[7], and hirajiro^[8]. Aizuwakamatsu Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Site of Japan^[28].

History and Context

+1384-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Aizuwakamatsu Castle^[21]. Owners include Ashina Naomori^[10], 1323–1391^[29]; Gamō Ujisato^[11], a samurai^[30], 1556–1595^[31], of Japan^[32]; Uesugi clan^[12], a noble family^[33]; and Katō Yoshiaki^[13], a samurai^[34], 1563–1631^[35], of Japan^[36].

Why It Matters

Aizuwakamatsu Castle ranks in the top 7% of japanese_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]