Inuyama Castle

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Inuyama Castle is one of Japan’s oldest surviving wooden castles, renowned for its original tenshu (main keep) and scenic location overlooking the Kiso River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese castle
hilltop castle
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Japanese castle architecture
associatedWithClan Naruse clan NERFINISHED
Oda clan NERFINISHED
Tokugawa clan NERFINISHED
builtBy Oda Nobuyasu NERFINISHED
constructionStart 1537
country Japan
currentUse museum
tourist site
era Sengoku period NERFINISHED
function military fortress
residence
hasAccess walk from Inuyama Station
hasAlternativeName Hakutei Castle NERFINISHED
hasBasementLevels 2 below ground
hasCulturalPropertyStatus Important Cultural Property NERFINISHED
hasDefensiveType yamashiro (mountain or hilltop castle)
hasDesignation National Treasure of Japan NERFINISHED
hasFeature original wooden tenshu
hasFloorCount 4 above ground
hasMainKeepType tenshu
hasStructure main keep
moat
stone walls
hasTouristActivity cherry blossom viewing
panoramic viewing from keep
hasView Inuyama city NERFINISHED
Kiso River valley NERFINISHED
isOneOf Japan’s oldest surviving castles
locatedIn Aichi Prefecture NERFINISHED
Chubu region NERFINISHED
Inuyama NERFINISHED
locatedOn Kiso River NERFINISHED
material wood
nationalTreasureSince 1952
near Inuyama Jokamachi historic district NERFINISHED
Inuyama-Yuen Station NERFINISHED
openToPublic yes
overlooks Kiso River NERFINISHED
ownershipHistory Inuyama city NERFINISHED
Naruse family NERFINISHED
feudal lords
partOf Japan’s 12 original castles NERFINISHED
survivedEvent Meiji Restoration castle demolitions
World War II NERFINISHED

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Aichi Prefecture containsLandmark Inuyama Castle