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Gifu Castle

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Gifu Castle

Summary

Gifu Castle is a Japanese castle[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of japanese_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gifu Castle is located in Gifu[3].
  • Gifu Castle is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Gifu Castle is on the body of water Nagara River[5].
  • Gifu Castle's image is recorded as Gifu Castle.jpg[6].
  • Gifu Castle's instance of is recorded as Japanese castle[7].
  • Gifu Castle's instance of is recorded as hill castle[8].
  • Gifu Castle's instance of is recorded as yamajiro[9].
  • Gifu Castle's architect is recorded as Hisashi Kido[10].
  • Gifu Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Nikaidō clan[11].
  • Gifu Castle's founder is recorded as Nikaidō Yukimasa[12].
  • Qishan County is named after Gifu Castle[13].
  • Gifu Castle's made from material is recorded as reinforced concrete[14].
  • Gifu Castle's main building contractor is recorded as Dai Nippon Construction[15].
  • Gifu Castle's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 254232944[16].
  • Gifu Castle's part of is recorded as 100 Fine Castles of Japan[17].
  • Gifu Castle's Commons category is recorded as Gifu Castle[18].
  • Gifu Castle's occupant is recorded as Saitō clan[19].
  • +1201-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gifu Castle[20].
  • Gifu Castle was dissolved in +1601-00-00T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Gifu Castle's participated in conflict is recorded as Siege of Inabayama Castle[22].
  • Gifu Castle's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of Shizugatake[23].
  • Gifu Castle's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of Gifu Castle[24].
  • Gifu Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.43388889, 'lon': 136.78222222}[25].
  • Gifu Castle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09m6ns[26].
  • Gifu Castle's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Mount Kinka[27].

Body

Geography

Gifu Castle is in the country of Japan[4]. It is located in Gifu[3]. It is on the body of water Nagara River[5]. Its part of is recorded as 100 Fine Castles of Japan[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Japanese castle[7], hill castle[8], and yamajiro[9]. Gifu Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Site of Japan[28].

History and Context

+1201-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gifu Castle[20]. Qishan County is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Gifu Castle ranks in the top 7% of japanese_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Triedros · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Japan
    Significant event → Siege of Inabayama Castle, architectural reconstruction
    Official website → https://www.city.gifu.lg.jp/3537.htm
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1601-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P793]]: [[Q5962857]]"
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