Hishi Yagura

E684857

castle turret cultural property yagura

Hishi Yagura is a distinctive multi-storied turret of Kanazawa Castle in Japan, known for its diamond-shaped design and role in the castle’s defensive architecture.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Hishi Yagura canonical	1
Tsuzuki Yagura	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	castle turret ⓘ cultural property ⓘ yagura ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Japanese castle architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Kaga Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ Maeda clan NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Japanese castle turret ⓘ historic site in Kanazawa ⓘ
connectedTo	Gojikken Nagaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Hashizume-mon Tsuzuki Yagura NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
era	Edo period NERFINISHED ⓘ
function	defensive turret ⓘ watchtower ⓘ
hasFeature	defensive firing positions ⓘ loopholes for archers ⓘ narrow windows ⓘ sloped tiled roof ⓘ white plastered walls ⓘ
hasView	Kanazawa Castle grounds NERFINISHED ⓘ surrounding city of Kanazawa ⓘ
heritageDesignation	important structure of Kanazawa Castle Park ⓘ
locatedIn	Ishikawa Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan ⓘ Kanazawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanazawa Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInPark	Kanazawa Castle Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	stone foundation ⓘ wood ⓘ
nameMeaning	Diamond Turret NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfStories	multi-storied ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
operator	Kanazawa Castle Park management ⓘ
owner	Ishikawa Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Hishi Yagura–Gojikken Nagaya–Hashizume-mon Tsuzuki Yagura complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanazawa Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ
preservationStatus	well-preserved reconstructed structure ⓘ
reconstructionMaterial	traditional methods and materials ⓘ
reconstructionStatus	reconstructed ⓘ
roleIn	defensive architecture of Kanazawa Castle ⓘ
shape	diamond-shaped ⓘ
significance	example of Edo-period defensive design ⓘ symbolic structure of Kanazawa Castle ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
usedFor	defense against attackers ⓘ surveillance of castle surroundings ⓘ
visitorAccess	interior accessible on certain routes ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Kanazawa Castle → hasPart → Hishi Yagura ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsuzuki Yagura