Matsumae Castle

Japanese castle in Matsumae, Hokkaido
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Matsumae Castle
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Matsumae Castle

Summary

Matsumae Castle is a Japanese castle[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of japanese_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Matsumae Castle is located in Matsumae[3].
  • Matsumae Castle is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Matsumae Castle's image is recorded as MatsumaeJo.jpg[5].
  • Matsumae Castle's instance of is recorded as Japanese castle[6].
  • Matsumae Castle's architect is recorded as Ichikawa Ichigaku[7].
  • Matsumae Castle's founder is recorded as Matsumae Yoshihiro[8].
  • Matsumae Castle's owned by is recorded as Matsumae Yoshihiro[9].
  • Matsumae Castle's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00955714[10].
  • Matsumae Castle's part of is recorded as 100 Fine Castles of Japan[11].
  • Matsumae Castle's part of is recorded as Q132225164[12].
  • Matsumae Castle's Commons category is recorded as Matsumae Castle[13].
  • +1606-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Matsumae Castle[14].
  • Matsumae Castle's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of Hakodate[15].
  • Matsumae Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.429833, 'lon': 140.108389}[16].
  • Matsumae Castle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03dc4x[17].
  • Matsumae Castle's significant event is recorded as expansion[18].
  • Matsumae Castle's significant event is recorded as conflagration[19].
  • Matsumae Castle's significant event is recorded as architectural reconstruction[20].
  • Matsumae Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.town.matsumae.hokkaido.jp/bunkazai/detail/00001681.html[21].
  • Matsumae Castle's heritage designation is recorded as part of Historic Site of Japan[22].
  • Matsumae Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Important Cultural Property of Japan[23].
  • Matsumae Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Hokkaido Heritage[24].
  • Matsumae Castle's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '松前城'}[25].
  • Matsumae Castle's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '福山城'}[26].
  • Matsumae Castle's fee is recorded as {'unit': 'Q8146', 'amount': '+360'}[27].

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Geography

Matsumae Castle is in the country of Japan[4]. It is located in Matsumae[3]. Part of include 100 Fine Castles of Japan[11], a database[28], in Japan[29], founded in 2006[30] and Q132225164[12].

Designation and Status

Matsumae Castle's instance of is recorded as Japanese castle[6]. Heritage statuses include part of Historic Site of Japan[22], Important Cultural Property of Japan[23], and Hokkaido Heritage[24].

History and Context

+1606-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Matsumae Castle[14]. Its owned by is recorded as Matsumae Yoshihiro[9].

Why It Matters

Matsumae Castle ranks in the top 8% of japanese_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Japanese Database of National Cultural Properties. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . hokkaidoisan.org. hokkaidoisan.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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