Fukuoka Castle
Japanese castle in Fukuoka city
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Summary
Fukuoka Castle is a Japanese castle[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of japanese castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,197 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Jōnai[3], Q139781914[4]
- Country: Japan[5]
- Instance of: heritage site[6]
- Founder: Kuroda Nagamasa[7], Noguchi Kazushige[8]
- Named after: Fukuoka[9]
- Made from material: wood[10]
- Postal code: 810-0043[11], 810-0042[12], 810-0051[13]
- Part of: 100 Fine Castles of Japan[14]
- Commons category: Fukuoka Castle[15]
- Has part(s): 1st Moat of Fukuoka Castle[16], 2nd Moat of Fukuoka Castle[17], 3rd Moat of Fukuoka Castle[18], 4th Moat of Fukuoka Castle[19], 5th Moat of Fukuoka Castle[20], 6th Moat of Fukuoka Castle[21], Ōhori-ike[22]
- Inception: 1601[23]
- Official website: https://fukuokajyo.com/[24]
- Replaces: Najima Castle[25]
- Replaced by: Jōnai[26], Ōhori Park[27], Ōhori-ike[28]
- Heritage designation: Important Cultural Property of Japan[29], Historic Site of Japan[30]
- Official name: 福岡城跡[31]
- Native label: 福岡城[32], ふくおかじょう[33], Fukuoka Jō[34]
- Area: 3112 m²[35], 480424.90 m²[36]
- Transliteration or transcription: Fukuoka Jō[37], Fukuoka Jou[38], Fukuoka Jo[39]
- Street address: 810-0043福岡市中央区城内1番1から1番205まで、5番2、7番、9番、12番及び18番2から18番6まで並びに810-0042赤坂一丁目1001番[40], 810-0043福岡市中央区城内1番1号[41]
Why It Matters
Fukuoka Castle has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]