Momoyama Castle

E636237
Japanese castle hilltop castle

Momoyama Castle is a lavish late-16th-century Japanese castle in Kyoto associated with Toyotomi Hideyoshi and famed for its opulent Momoyama-period architecture and decorative arts.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Momoyama Castle canonical 1
Momoyama-jō 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese castle ⓘ
hilltop castle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Fushimi Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle Momoyama-period architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedArt byōbu-e (folding screen paintings) ⓘ
fusuma-e (sliding door paintings) ⓘ
polychrome decorative painting ⓘ
associatedWith Toyotomi Hideyoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Toyotomi regime NERFINISHED ⓘ
unification of Japan ⓘ
builder Toyotomi Hideyoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ
category Castles in Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ
Historic sites in Japan ⓘ
Momoyama-period architecture ⓘ
completionDate late 16th century ⓘ
constructionStart late 16th century ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
culturalSignificance prototype of later Momoyama-style castles ⓘ
era Azuchi–Momoyama period NERFINISHED ⓘ
function political center ⓘ
residence of Toyotomi Hideyoshi ⓘ
hasFeature moats ⓘ
multi-storied tower ⓘ
stone walls ⓘ
tenshu (main keep) ⓘ
hasJapaneseName 桃山城 NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritage symbol of Momoyama culture ⓘ
historicalPeriod Azuchi–Momoyama period NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sengoku period NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced Edo-period castle design ⓘ
knownFor decorative arts ⓘ
elaborate wall paintings ⓘ
gold-leaf ornamentation ⓘ
lavish decoration ⓘ
opulent interiors ⓘ
languageOfName Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn Fushimi, Kyoto NERFINISHED ⓘ
Honshu ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
Kansai region ⓘ
Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
wood ⓘ
namedAfter Momoyama area NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Japanese castle architecture tradition ⓘ
region Kinai NERFINISHED ⓘ
roofStyle multi-gabled roof ⓘ
tiled roof ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fushimi Castle → alsoKnownAs → Momoyama Castle ⓘ
Fushimi Castle → alsoKnownAs → Momoyama Castle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Momoyama-jō