Matsue Castle

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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.

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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

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Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan hasHistoricSite Matsue Castle
subject surface form: Matsue