Wakayama Castle

Summary

Wakayama Castle is a Japanese castle^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of japanese_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wakayama Castle is located in Wakayama^[3].
• Wakayama Castle is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Wakayama Castle's image is recorded as Wakayama Castle 2011 Kuruwa.jpg^[5].
• Wakayama Castle's instance of is recorded as Japanese castle^[6].
• Wakayama Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Toyotomi Hidenaga^[7].
• Wakayama Castle's founder is recorded as Toyotomi Hidenaga^[8].
• Wakayama Castle's owned by is recorded as Asano Yoshinaga^[9].
• Wakayama Castle's owned by is recorded as Tokugawa Yorinobu^[10].
• Wakayama Castle's made from material is recorded as stone^[11].
• Wakayama Castle's made from material is recorded as concrete^[12].
• Wakayama Castle's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 260017140^[13].
• Wakayama Castle's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00956105^[14].
• Wakayama Castle's part of is recorded as 100 Fine Castles of Japan^[15].
• Wakayama Castle's Commons category is recorded as Wakayama Castle^[16].
• Wakayama Castle's has part is recorded as Wakayama Castle Nishinomaru Garden^[17].
• Wakayama Castle's has part is recorded as Wakayama Castle Park Zoo^[18].
• +1585-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Wakayama Castle^[19].
• Wakayama Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.2276, 'lon': 135.172}^[20].
• Wakayama Castle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05m5z3^[21].
• Wakayama Castle's significant event is recorded as destruction^[22].
• Wakayama Castle's significant event is recorded as architectural reconstruction^[23].
• Wakayama Castle's official website is recorded as http://wakayamajo.jp/index.html^[24].
• Wakayama Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Important Cultural Property of Japan^[25].
• Wakayama Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Site of Japan^[26].
• Wakayama Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Place of Scenic Beauty^[27].

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Geography

Wakayama Castle is in the country of Japan^[4]. It is located in Wakayama^[3]. Its part of is recorded as 100 Fine Castles of Japan^[15].

Designation and Status

Wakayama Castle's instance of is recorded as Japanese castle^[6]. Heritage statuses include Important Cultural Property of Japan^[25], Historic Site of Japan^[26], and Place of Scenic Beauty^[27].

History and Context

+1585-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Wakayama Castle^[19]. Owners include Asano Yoshinaga^[9], 1681–1752^[28] and Tokugawa Yorinobu^[10], a samurai^[29], 1602–1671^[30], of Tokugawa shogunate^[31].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Wakayama Castle include Wakayama Prefecture^[32], a prefecture of Japan^[33], in Japan^[34].

Why It Matters

Wakayama Castle ranks in the top 10% of japanese_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for it include Wakayama Prefecture^[32], a prefecture of Japan^[33], in Japan^[34].