Kumamoto Castle
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Kumamoto Castle is one of Japan’s most famous and historically significant feudal castles, renowned for its imposing defensive design and role in major samurai-era conflicts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kumamoto Castle canonical | 8 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese castle
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hilltop castle ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect | Katō Kiyomasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle | Satsuma Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Katō Kiyomasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Katō clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1607 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1601 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| damagedIn |
Kumamoto earthquakes
NERFINISHED
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Satsuma Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designatedAs |
Historic Site of Japan
NERFINISHED
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Important Cultural Property of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | fire in 1877 ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 50 meters above surrounding plain ⓘ |
| formerName | Chiba Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingClan |
Hosokawa clan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Katō clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Honmaru Palace
NERFINISHED
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Ninomaru compound NERFINISHED ⓘ Uto Yagura turret NERFINISHED ⓘ black-lacquered exterior ⓘ curved stone bases (musha-gaeshi) ⓘ defensive gates ⓘ main keep (tenshu) ⓘ massive stone walls ⓘ moats ⓘ small keep ⓘ stone stairways ⓘ storehouses ⓘ underground passages ⓘ watchtowers ⓘ wooden turrets (yagura) ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Kumamoto Castle Museum Wakuwakuza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOngoingProject | post-2016 earthquake restoration ⓘ |
| hasReconstructedStructure |
Honmaru Goten palace
NERFINISHED
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main keep ⓘ small keep ⓘ |
| hasSurvivingOriginalStructure |
Uto Yagura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
some stone walls ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with Katō Kiyomasa
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one of Japan’s three famous castles ⓘ role in samurai-era conflicts ⓘ strong defensive design ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kumamoto City
NERFINISHED
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Kumamoto Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyushu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Honmyōji Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfGatesBefore1877 | about 18 ⓘ |
| numberOfTurretsBefore1877 | about 49 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Kumamoto City government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Three Famous Castles of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructedIn | 1960 ⓘ |
| reconstructionType | concrete reconstruction of main keep ⓘ |
| region | Kyushu region of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Siege of Kumamoto Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | hirayama-style castle ⓘ |
| touristVisitorsPerYear | over one million (pre-2016) ⓘ |
| with |
Himeji Castle
NERFINISHED
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Matsumoto Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfEvent |
1877
ⓘ
2016 Kumamoto earthquakes ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.