Nijō Castle

Summary

Nijō Castle is a Japanese castle^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of japanese_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (522 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nijō Castle was a member of Kyoto Museums Association^[3].
• Nijō Castle is located in Nakagyō Ward^[4].
• Nijō Castle is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Nijō Castle's image is recorded as Nijo Castle.jpg^[6].
• Nijō Castle's instance of is recorded as Japanese castle^[7].
• Nijō Castle's instance of is recorded as hirajiro^[8].
• Nijō Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Tokugawa shogunate^[9].
• Nijō Castle's founder is recorded as Tokugawa Ieyasu^[10].
• Nijō Castle's founder is recorded as Itakura Katsushige^[11].
• Nijō Castle's maintained by is recorded as Kyoto^[12].
• Nijō Castle's owned by is recorded as Government of Kyoto City^[13].
• Nijō Castle's made from material is recorded as wood^[14].
• Nijō Castle's main building contractor is recorded as Nakai Masakiyo^[15].
• Nijō Castle's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316593202^[16].
• Nijō Castle's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00955360^[17].
• Nijō Castle's part of is recorded as Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto^[18].
• Nijō Castle's part of is recorded as 100 Fine Castles of Japan^[19].
• Nijō Castle's Commons category is recorded as Nijō Castle^[20].
• Nijō Castle's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20019780^[21].
• Nijō Castle's has part is recorded as Honmaru Palace^[22].
• Nijō Castle's has part is recorded as Ninomaru Palace^[23].
• +1601-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Nijō Castle^[24].
• Nijō Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.014166666667, 'lon': 135.7475}^[25].
• Nijō Castle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02nnhx^[26].
• Nijō Castle's located on street is recorded as Nijō Street^[27].

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Geography

Nijō Castle is in the country of Japan^[5]. It is located in Nakagyō Ward^[4]. Part of include Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto^[18], a cultural heritage^[28], in Japan^[29] and 100 Fine Castles of Japan^[19], a database^[30], in Japan^[31], founded in 2006^[32].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+27.5'}^[33], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+28.7'}^[34], and {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+275000'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Japanese castle^[7] and hirajiro^[8]. Heritage statuses include National Treasure of Japan^[36], part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[37], Historic Site of Japan^[38], and Special Place of Scenic Beauty^[39].

History and Context

+1601-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Nijō Castle^[24]. Its owned by is recorded as Government of Kyoto City^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Nijō Castle include 8572 Nijo^[40], an asteroid^[41].

Why It Matters

Nijō Castle ranks in the top 1% of japanese_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (522 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for it include 8572 Nijo^[40], an asteroid^[41].