Matsue Castle
E886839
Matsue Castle is a well-preserved early 17th-century Japanese feudal castle in Shimane Prefecture, renowned as one of the few remaining original wooden castles in Japan.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese castle
ⓘ
National Treasure of Japan ⓘ hilltop castle ⓘ tenshu-bearing castle ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | early Edo-period Japanese castle architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithDomain | Matsue Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Horio Yoshiharu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Horio clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedFrom |
stone
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| defensiveFeatures |
arrow slits
ⓘ
gun ports ⓘ moats ⓘ stone ramparts ⓘ |
| designatedAs | National Treasure of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraOfConstruction | early Edo period ⓘ |
| features |
complex wooden interior
ⓘ
storehouses ⓘ turrets ⓘ watchtowers ⓘ |
| governingClanDuringEdoPeriod | Matsudaira clan of Matsue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCastlePark | Matsue Jōzan Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConstructionEndYear | 1611 ⓘ |
| hasConstructionStartYear | 1607 ⓘ |
| hasMainKeepHeight | approximately 30 meters GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasMoat | yes ⓘ |
| hasMuseumFunction | yes ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Chidori-jō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMainKeepInternalLevels | 6 internal levels ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMainKeepStories | 5 external stories ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTenshu | yes ⓘ |
| hasStoneWalls | yes ⓘ |
| isOneOf | twelve remaining Japanese castles with original main keeps ⓘ |
| isOriginalStructure | yes ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| isWellPreserved | yes ⓘ |
| laterControlledBy |
Kyōgoku clan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matsudaira clan of Matsue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chūgoku region
ⓘ
Matsue NERFINISHED ⓘ Shimane Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lake Shinji
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ōhashi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Honshu ⓘ |
| nationalTreasureDesignationYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| previousDesignation | Important Cultural Property of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
daimyō residence
ⓘ
feudal stronghold ⓘ |
| roofStyle | irimoya-zukuri ⓘ |
| survivedMeijiDemolition | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Matsue