Akō Castle

Summary

Akō Castle is a Japanese castle^[1]. It draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (japanese_castle category, ranking #46 of 242).^[2]

Key Facts

• Akō Castle is located in Ako^[3].
• Akō Castle is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Akō Castle's image is recorded as 141115 Ako Castle Ako Hyogo pref Japan01bs3.jpg^[5].
• Akō Castle's instance of is recorded as Japanese castle^[6].
• Akō Castle's instance of is recorded as hirajiro^[7].
• Akō Castle's architect is recorded as Kondō Masazumi^[8].
• Akō Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Asano Naganao^[9].
• Akō Castle's founder is recorded as Asano Naganao^[10].
• Akō Castle's owned by is recorded as Asano Naganao^[11].
• Akō Castle's owned by is recorded as Asano Naganori^[12].
• Akō Castle's made from material is recorded as wood^[13].
• Akō Castle's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 253933636^[14].
• Akō Castle's postal code is recorded as 678-0235^[15].
• Akō Castle's part of is recorded as 100 Fine Castles of Japan^[16].
• Akō Castle's Commons category is recorded as Ako Castle^[17].
• Akō Castle's has part is recorded as Ako City Museum of History^[18].
• +1661-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Akō Castle^[19].
• Akō Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.745669, 'lon': 134.388983}^[20].
• Akō Castle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ynxxv^[21].
• Akō Castle's official website is recorded as http://www.ako-hyg.ed.jp/bunkazai/akojo/^[22].
• Akō Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Site of Japan^[23].
• Akō Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Place of Scenic Beauty^[24].
• Akō Castle's GeoNames ID is recorded as 8629091^[25].
• Akō Castle's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja-hani', 'text': '赤穂城'}^[26].
• Akō Castle's BabelNet ID is recorded as 00909360n^[27].

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Geography

Akō Castle is in the country of Japan^[4]. It is located in Ako^[3]. Its part of is recorded as 100 Fine Castles of Japan^[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Japanese castle^[6] and hirajiro^[7]. Heritage statuses include Historic Site of Japan^[23] and Place of Scenic Beauty^[24].

History and Context

+1661-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Akō Castle^[19]. Owners include Asano Naganao^[11], a samurai^[28], 1610–1672^[29], of Japan^[30] and Asano Naganori^[12], a samurai^[31], 1667–1701^[32], of Japan^[33].

Why It Matters

Akō Castle draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (japanese_castle category, ranking #46 of 242).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34]