Edo Castle

castle in Tokyo, Japan
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Edo Castle
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Edo Castle

Summary

Edo Castle is a historic site[1]. It ranks in the top 0.25% of historic_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (607 views/month, #1 of 394).[2]

Key Facts

  • Edo Castle is located in Chiyoda[3].
  • Edo Castle is located in Toshima district[4].
  • Edo Castle is located in Kōjimachi-ku[5].
  • Edo Castle is in the country of Japan[6].
  • Edo Castle is on the body of water outer moat[7].
  • Edo Castle is on the body of water inner moat of Edo Castle[8].
  • Edo Castle's instance of is recorded as historic site[9].
  • Edo Castle's instance of is recorded as hirajiro[10].
  • Edo Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Ōta Dōkan[11].
  • Edo Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Tokugawa Ieyasu[12].
  • Edo Castle's maintained by is recorded as Imperial Household Agency[13].
  • Edo Castle is owned by Ōta Dōkan[14].
  • Edo Castle's structure replaced by is recorded as Tokyo Imperial Palace[15].
  • Edo Castle is made of granite[16].
  • Edo Castle is made of earthworks[17].
  • Edo Castle is made of wood[18].
  • The location of Edo Castle was Imperial Palace East Gardens[19].
  • Edo Castle is part of Tokyo Imperial Palace[20].
  • Edo Castle is part of 100 Fine Castles of Japan[21].
  • Edo Castle's Commons category is recorded as Edo Castle[22].
  • Edo Castle's occupant is recorded as Tokugawa shogunate[23].
  • Edo Castle comprises Matsu no Ōrōka[24].
  • Edo Castle comprises Q11481095[25].
  • Edo Castle comprises Q11488933[26].
  • Edo Castle comprises Ōoku[27].

Body

Publication

Part of include Tokyo Imperial Palace[20], a royal palace[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1868[30] and 100 Fine Castles of Japan[21], a database[31], in Japan[32], founded in 2006[33].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include granite[16], earthworks[17], and wood[18]. Edo Castle took place at Imperial Palace East Gardens[19].

Why It Matters

Edo Castle ranks in the top 0.25% of historic_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (607 views/month, #1 of 394).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Owned by Ōta Dōkan
    Coordinate location {'lat': 35.688322222222, 'lon': 139.75438888889}
    Maintained by Imperial Household Agency
    Has part(s) Matsu no Ōrōka, Q11481095, Q11488933 +9
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving [[Property:P793]] to [[Property:P607]]"
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