Azuchi Castle

Summary

Azuchi Castle is a yamajiro^[1]. It draws 301 Wikipedia views per month (yamajiro category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Azuchi Castle is located in Ōmi Province^[3].
• Azuchi Castle is located in Azuchi^[4].
• Azuchi Castle is located in Azuchi^[5].
• Azuchi Castle is located in Omihachiman^[6].
• Azuchi Castle is in the country of Japan^[7].
• Azuchi Castle's image is recorded as Azuchi Castle Tower.jpg^[8].
• Azuchi Castle's image is recorded as Azuchi.jpg^[9].
• Azuchi Castle's instance of is recorded as yamajiro^[10].
• Azuchi Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Oda Nobunaga^[11].
• Azuchi Castle's founder is recorded as Oda Nobunaga^[12].
• Azuchi Castle's founder is recorded as Niwa Nagahide^[13].
• Azuchi Castle's operator is recorded as Oda Nobunaga^[14].
• Azuchi Castle's made from material is recorded as wood^[15].
• Azuchi Castle's made from material is recorded as stone^[16].
• Azuchi Castle's main building contractor is recorded as Anō-shū^[17].
• Azuchi Castle's main building contractor is recorded as Okabe Mataemon^[18].
• Azuchi Castle's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 257327591^[19].
• Azuchi Castle's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00953335^[20].
• Azuchi Castle's part of is recorded as 100 Fine Castles of Japan^[21].
• Azuchi Castle's Commons category is recorded as Azuchi Castle^[22].
• Azuchi Castle's has part is recorded as Sōken-ji Temple^[23].
• +1579-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Azuchi Castle^[24].
• Azuchi Castle was dissolved in +1582-00-00T00:00:00Z^[25].
• Azuchi Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.156022222222, 'lon': 136.13936111111}^[26].
• Azuchi Castle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/065t4d^[27].

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Geography

Azuchi Castle is in the country of Japan^[7]. Located in include Ōmi Province^[3], a province of Japan^[28], in Japan^[29], headquartered in Ōmi Kokuchō^[30]; Azuchi^[4], a dissolved municipality of Japan^[31], in Japan^[32], founded in 1889^[33]; and Omihachiman^[6], a city of Japan^[34], in Japan^[35], founded in 1954^[36]. Its part of is recorded as 100 Fine Castles of Japan^[21].

Physical Characteristics

Azuchi Castle's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+199'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Azuchi Castle's instance of is recorded as yamajiro^[10]. Heritage statuses include Historic Site of Japan^[38] and Special Historic Site^[39].

History and Context

+1579-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Azuchi Castle^[24].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Azuchi Castle include Azuchi-Momoyama period^[40], a historical period^[41], in Japan^[42].

Why It Matters

Azuchi Castle draws 301 Wikipedia views per month (yamajiro category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for it include Azuchi-Momoyama period^[40], a historical period^[41], in Japan^[42].