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Kokura Castle

Japanese castle in Kokura, Kitakyushu City, Japan
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Kokura Castle

Summary

Kokura Castle is a Japanese castle[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of japanese_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kokura Castle is located in Jōnai[3].
  • Kokura Castle is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Kokura Castle is on the body of water Murasaki River[5].
  • Kokura Castle's instance of is recorded as Japanese castle[6].
  • Kokura Castle's instance of is recorded as umijiro[7].
  • Kokura Castle's architect is recorded as Michio Fujioka[8].
  • Kokura Castle is owned by Hosokawa Tadaoki[9].
  • Kokura Castle's architectural style is recorded as Kara-zukuri[10].
  • Kokura Castle is made of reinforced concrete[11].
  • Kokura Castle took place at Katsuyama Park (Kitakyushu)[12].
  • Kokura Castle is part of Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles[13].
  • Kokura Castle's Commons category is recorded as Kokura Castle[14].
  • Kokura Castle comprises Yasaka Shrine[15].
  • 1602 marks the founding of Kokura Castle[16].
  • Kokura Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.884444, 'lon': 130.874256}[17].
  • Kokura Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.kokura-castle.jp/[18].
  • Kokura Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.kokura-castle.jp/overview-en/[19].
  • Kokura Castle's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '小倉城'}[20].
  • Kokura Castle's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+2982'}[21].
  • Kokura Castle's official shop URL is recorded as https://shop.kitakyushu-dmo.jp/[22].

Body

Geography

Kokura Castle is in the country of Japan[4]. It is located in Jōnai[3]. It is on the body of water Murasaki River[5]. It is part of Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Japanese castle[6] and umijiro[7].

History and Context

1602 marks the founding of Kokura Castle[16]. It is owned by Hosokawa Tadaoki[9].

Why It Matters

Kokura Castle ranks in the top 10% of japanese_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

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. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . 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.

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  1. 22d ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1602-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Coordinates → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Jōnai
    Architectural style → Kara-zukuri
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