Inuyama Castle

one of the 12 Japanese castles still in existence which were built before the Edo period
AdministrativeArea japanese_castle Q1155484
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Inuyama Castle

Summary

Inuyama Castle is a Japanese castle[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of japanese_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (120 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Inuyama Castle received the 100 Landscapes of Heisei[3].
  • Inuyama Castle is located in Inuyama[4].
  • Inuyama Castle is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Inuyama Castle is on the body of water Kiso River[6].
  • Inuyama Castle is on the body of water Gōse River[7].
  • Inuyama Castle's image is recorded as Inuyama Castle (1), Kitakoken Inuyama Inuyama City 2023.jpg[8].
  • Inuyama Castle's instance of is recorded as Japanese castle[9].
  • Inuyama Castle's instance of is recorded as hirayamajiro[10].
  • Inuyama Castle's founder is recorded as Oda Hirochika[11].
  • Inuyama Castle's made from material is recorded as wood[12].
  • Inuyama Castle's made from material is recorded as stone[13].
  • Inuyama Castle's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 260016548[14].
  • Inuyama Castle's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00953465[15].
  • Inuyama Castle's part of is recorded as 100 Fine Castles of Japan[16].
  • Inuyama Castle's Commons category is recorded as Inuyama Castle[17].
  • Inuyama Castle's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20039596[18].
  • Inuyama Castle's occupant is recorded as Oda clan[19].
  • Inuyama Castle's has part is recorded as Inuyama Castle Keep Tower[20].
  • +1469-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Inuyama Castle[21].
  • Inuyama Castle's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of Komaki and Nagakute[22].
  • Inuyama Castle's participated in conflict is recorded as Siege of Inuyama[23].
  • Inuyama Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.388333333333, 'lon': 136.93916666667}[24].
  • Inuyama Castle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027nkd4[25].
  • Inuyama Castle's significant event is recorded as destruction[26].
  • Inuyama Castle's official website is recorded as https://inuyama-castle.jp/[27].

Body

Geography

Inuyama Castle is in the country of Japan[5]. It is located in Inuyama[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Kiso River[6], a river[28], in Japan[29] and Gōse River[7], a river[30], in Japan[31]. Its part of is recorded as 100 Fine Castles of Japan[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Japanese castle[9] and hirayamajiro[10]. Heritage statuses include National Treasure of Japan[32] and Historic Site of Japan[33].

History and Context

+1469-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Inuyama Castle[21].

Why It Matters

Inuyama Castle ranks in the top 4% of japanese_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (120 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did Inuyama Castle receive?

Honors received include 100 Landscapes of Heisei[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . National Diet Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: 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

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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