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Kanazawa Castle

castle in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan
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Kanazawa Castle

Summary

Kanazawa Castle is a Japanese castle[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of japanese_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (378 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kanazawa Castle is located in Kanazawa[3].
  • Kanazawa Castle is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Kanazawa Castle's instance of is recorded as Japanese castle[5].
  • Kanazawa Castle's instance of is recorded as hirayamajiro[6].
  • Kanazawa Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Sakuma Morimasa[7].
  • Kanazawa Castle's founder is recorded as Maeda Toshiie[8].
  • Kanazawa Castle's founder is recorded as Sakuma Morimasa[9].
  • Kanazawa Castle's maintained by is recorded as Ishikawa prefectural government[10].
  • Kanazawa Castle is part of 100 Fine Castles of Japan[11].
  • Kanazawa Castle's Commons category is recorded as Kanazawa Castle[12].
  • 1583 marks the founding of Kanazawa Castle[13].
  • Kanazawa Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 36.564317, 'longitude': 136.659228}[14].
  • Kanazawa Castle's official website is recorded as http://www.pref.ishikawa.jp/siro-niwa/kanazawajou/e/index.html[15].
  • Kanazawa Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.pref.ishikawa.jp/siro-niwa/kanazawajou/[16].
  • Kanazawa Castle's official website is recorded as http://www.pref.ishikawa.jp/siro-niwa/kanazawajou/s/[17].
  • Kanazawa Castle's official website is recorded as http://www.pref.ishikawa.jp/siro-niwa/kanazawajou/t/[18].
  • Kanazawa Castle's official website is recorded as http://www.pref.ishikawa.jp/siro-niwa/kanazawajou/k/[19].
  • Kanazawa Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Important Cultural Property of Japan[20].
  • Kanazawa Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Site of Japan[21].
  • Kanazawa Castle's native label is recorded as 金沢城[22].

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Geography

Kanazawa Castle is in the country of Japan[4]. It is located in Kanazawa[3]. It is part of 100 Fine Castles of Japan[11].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Japanese castle[5] and hirayamajiro[6]. Heritage statuses include Important Cultural Property of Japan[20] and Historic Site of Japan[21].

History and Context

1583 marks the founding of Kanazawa Castle[13].

Why It Matters

Kanazawa Castle ranks in the top 10% of japanese_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (378 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · 663highland · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Official website → http://www.pref.ishikawa.jp/siro-niwa/kanazawajou/e/index.ht, https://www.pref.ishikawa.jp/siro-niwa/kanazawajou/, http://www.pref.ishikawa.jp/siro-niwa/kanazawajou/s/ +2
    Panoramic view → 131109 Kanazawa Castle Kanazawa Ishikawa pref Japan01s5p.jpg
    Coordinates → —
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P4291]]: 131109 Kanazawa Castle Kanazawa Ishikawa pref Japan01s5p.jpg"
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