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Shimabara Castle

Japanese castle in Shimabara, Nagasaki prefecture
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Shimabara Castle

Summary

Shimabara Castle is a Japanese castle[1]. It draws 45 Wikipedia views per month (japanese_castle category, ranking #29 of 242).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shimabara Castle is located in Shimabara[3].
  • Shimabara Castle is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Shimabara Castle's instance of is recorded as Japanese castle[5].
  • Shimabara Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Matsukura Shigemasa[6].
  • Shimabara Castle is part of 100 Fine Castles of Japan[7].
  • Shimabara Castle's Commons category is recorded as Shimabara Castle[8].
  • +1618-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shimabara Castle[9].
  • Shimabara Castle was part of the conflict Siege of Shimabara Castle[10].
  • Shimabara Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.789161111111, 'lon': 130.36722222222}[11].
  • Shimabara Castle's official website is recorded as https://shimabarajou.com/[12].
  • Shimabara Castle's replaces is recorded as Hinoe Castle[13].
  • Shimabara Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan[14].

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Geography

Shimabara Castle is in the country of Japan[4]. It is located in Shimabara[3]. It is part of 100 Fine Castles of Japan[7].

Designation and Status

Shimabara Castle's instance of is recorded as Japanese castle[5]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan[14].

History and Context

+1618-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shimabara Castle[9].

Why It Matters

Shimabara Castle draws 45 Wikipedia views per month (japanese_castle category, ranking #29 of 242).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Grimes2 · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Heritage designation → Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan
    Inception → +1618-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Isil → JP-2004048
    Instance of → Japanese castle
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P791]]: JP-2004048, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/287274986|SHIMABARA CASTLE (#287274986)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7888|ISIL JP/NL]] "
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