Matsue Castle

Summary

Matsue Castle is a Japanese castle^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of japanese_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Matsue Castle is located in Matsue^[3].
• Matsue Castle is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Matsue Castle's video is recorded as Matsue castle outside and inside - 2019 1 4.webm^[5].
• Matsue Castle's image is recorded as Matsue castle01bs4592.jpg^[6].
• Matsue Castle's instance of is recorded as Japanese castle^[7].
• Matsue Castle's instance of is recorded as hirayamajiro^[8].
• Matsue Castle's architect is recorded as Oze Hoan^[9].
• Matsue Castle's founder is recorded as Horio Tadauji^[10].
• Matsue Castle's owned by is recorded as Horio Tadauji^[11].
• Matsue Castle's owned by is recorded as Horio Yoshiharu^[12].
• Matsue Castle's made from material is recorded as wood^[13].
• Matsue Castle's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 251560372^[14].
• Matsue Castle's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00955868^[15].
• Matsue Castle's part of is recorded as 100 Fine Castles of Japan^[16].
• Matsue Castle's part of is recorded as Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots^[17].
• Matsue Castle's Commons category is recorded as Matsue Castle^[18].
• Matsue Castle's occupant is recorded as Horio Tadaharu^[19].
• Matsue Castle's has part is recorded as Kōunkaku^[20].
• Matsue Castle's has part is recorded as Matsue Shrine^[21].
• Matsue Castle's has part is recorded as Matsue Gokoku Shrine^[22].
• Matsue Castle's has part is recorded as Matsue Castle Keep Tower^[23].
• +1607-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Matsue Castle^[24].
• Matsue Castle was dissolved in +1871-00-00T00:00:00Z^[25].
• Matsue Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.474977777778, 'lon': 133.05055555556}^[26].
• Matsue Castle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03nwdq^[27].

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Geography

Matsue Castle is in the country of Japan^[4]. It is located in Matsue^[3]. Part of include 100 Fine Castles of Japan^[16], a database^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in 2006^[30] and Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots^[17], a selection of 100^[31], in Japan^[32], founded in 1990^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Japanese castle^[7] and hirayamajiro^[8]. Heritage statuses include National Treasure of Japan^[34] and Historic Site of Japan^[35].

History and Context

+1607-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Matsue Castle^[24]. Owners include Horio Tadauji^[11], a samurai^[36], 1578–1604^[37], of Japan^[38] and Horio Yoshiharu^[12], a samurai^[39], 1543–1611^[40], of Japan^[41].

Why It Matters

Matsue Castle ranks in the top 5% of japanese_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]