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Katsura Imperial Villa

building in Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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Katsura Imperial Villa

Summary

Katsura Imperial Villa is a detached palace[1]. It draws 325 Wikipedia views per month (detached_palace category, ranking #2 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Katsura Imperial Villa received the BCS Prize[3].
  • Katsura Imperial Villa is located in Nishikyō Ward[4].
  • Katsura Imperial Villa is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Katsura Imperial Villa is on the body of water Katsura River[6].
  • Katsura Imperial Villa's instance of is recorded as detached palace[7].
  • Katsura Imperial Villa's instance of is recorded as royal villa[8].
  • Katsura Imperial Villa's instance of is recorded as Japanese Imperial Facilities[9].
  • Katsura Imperial Villa's founder is recorded as Hachijō Toshihito[10].
  • Katsura Imperial Villa's maintained by is recorded as Kyoto Office of Imperial Household Agency[11].
  • Katsura Imperial Villa's architectural style is recorded as sukiya-zukuri[12].
  • Katsura Imperial Villa took place at Katsura[13].
  • Katsura Imperial Villa's Commons category is recorded as Katsura Imperial Villa[14].
  • Katsura Imperial Villa's occupant is recorded as Katsura-no-miya[15].
  • Katsura Imperial Villa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.983888888889, 'lon': 135.70944444444}[16].
  • Katsura Imperial Villa's significant event is recorded as construction[17].
  • Katsura Imperial Villa's official website is recorded as https://sankan.kunaicho.go.jp/guide/katsura.html[18].
  • Katsura Imperial Villa's official website is recorded as https://sankan.kunaicho.go.jp/english/guide/katsura.html[19].
  • Katsura Imperial Villa's official website is recorded as https://sankan.kunaicho.go.jp/order/index_EN.html[20].
  • Katsura Imperial Villa's time of earliest written record is recorded as 1616[21].
  • Katsura Imperial Villa's heritage designation is recorded as Important Cultural Property of Japan[22].
  • Katsura Imperial Villa's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja-hani', 'text': '桂離宮'}[23].
  • Katsura Imperial Villa's fee is recorded as {'unit': 'Q8146', 'amount': '+1000'}[24].
  • Katsura Imperial Villa's ground level 360 degree view URL is recorded as https://kyoto-gosho.kunaicho.go.jp/vr/html/vrcontent/katsura/[25].

Body

Geography

Katsura Imperial Villa is in the country of Japan[5]. It is located in Nishikyō Ward[4]. It is on the body of water Katsura River[6].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include detached palace[7], royal villa[8], and Japanese Imperial Facilities[9]. Katsura Imperial Villa's heritage designation is recorded as Important Cultural Property of Japan[22].

Why It Matters

Katsura Imperial Villa draws 325 Wikipedia views per month (detached_palace category, ranking #2 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

What awards did Katsura Imperial Villa receive?

Honors received include BCS Prize[3].

Related Entities

Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . nikkenren.com. nikkenren.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . 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.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · Hirho · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Transliteration or transcription → ['Hōryūji', 'Houryuuji', 'Horyuji']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P2440]]: Hōryūji, Copying from [[Q261932]]"
  2. 8w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Katsura
    Fee → {'unit': 'Q8146', 'amount': '+1000'}
    Founder → Hachijō Toshihito
    Occupant → Katsura-no-miya
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "KatsuraImperialPalace::g4c39"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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