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Osaka Castle

Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan
Administrative Area Japanese Castle Q321242

Facts

24 properties

Designation

Instance of
Japanese castle
Heritage designation
Important Cultural Property of Japan, Historic Site of Japan, Special Historic Site[29][30][31]

Location

Country
Japan[3]
Location
Osaka Castle Park[10]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 34.687°, 135.526°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Ōsaka-jō[2]

Period and style

Inception
1583[16]
Made from material
wood, concrete[8][9]
Significant event
architectural reconstruction[22]
More facts +15
Award received
100 Landscapes of Heisei[1]
Founder
Toyotomi Hideyoshi[5]
Owned by
Toyotomi Hideyoshi[7]
Official website
www.osakacastle.net, www.osakacastle.net, www.osakacastle.net, www.osakacastle.net, www.osakacastle.net[23][24][25][26][27]
Part of
100 Fine Castles of Japan, three great castles[11][12]
Commissioned by
Toyotomi Hideyoshi[4]
Different from
Ōsaka-jō[33]
Dissolved, abolished or demolished
1868[17]
Has part(s)
Hōkoku Shrine, Osaka Geihinkan, Osaka Castle Museum[13][14][15]
Hashtag
大坂城, 大阪城[34][35]
Located in/on physical feature
Uemachi Plateau[21]
Maintained by
Osaka jōdai[6]
Native label
大坂城[32]
Participated in conflict
Siege of Osaka, Summer Siege of Osaka, Fall of Osaka Castle[18][19][20]
Structure replaces
Ishiyama Hongan-ji[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en Osaka Castle ar قلعة أوساكا ar قلعة اوساكا cs hrad Ósaka cs Ósacký hrad de Ōsaka-jō de Schloss Osaka de Osaka-jo de Burg Osaka de Burg Ōsaka de Burg von Osaka de Osakajo el Κάστρο της Οσάκα es Castillo de Osaka es Castillo Osaka fa قلعه اوساکا fi Osakan linna fr castel d'Osaka fr château d'Osaka fr Ōsaka-jō
🔖 Identifiers · 24
VIAF cluster ID
244717962
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Osaka Castle 02bs3200.jpg ↗
Apple Maps "place-id" identifier
IB3018F8341616AC5
BabelNet ID
03134837n
Cultural Heritage Online (Japan) heritage ID
191232
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
place/Osaka-Castle
Freebase ID
/m/024b_g
GeoNames ID
6324544
Google Maps Customer ID
1081374622389182017
Google News topics ID
CAAqJggKIiBDQkFTRWdvTUwyY3ZNWEI0ZUhsbk1HWnJFZ0pxWVNnQVAB
Instagram location ID
56632614, 245575342
Japan Search name ID
大阪城
Show all 24 identifiers +12
Japanese Database of National Cultural Properties ID
401/1792
Kulturenvanteri monument ID
311926
NDL Authority ID
00953775
Namuwiki ID
오사카 성
NicoNicoPedia word article ID
大阪城
OpenStreetMap node ID
251378623
Pixiv Encyclopedia ID
大阪城
Structurae structure ID
20033111
Topic's main category
Category:Osaka Castle
Tripadvisor ID
320970
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["Castle", "OsakaTenshu"]
Yale LUX ID
place/41e05e37-9eee-4e88-8b3f-cc5640fcb7eb

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🔗 Connections
People who died here 7
Tokugawa Iemochi, Toyotomi Hideyori, Yodo-dono, Ōno Harunaga, Mōri Katsunaga, Ujiie Yukihiro, Akita Toshisue
Located in this place 3
Siege of Osaka, Fall of Osaka Castle, Golden Tea Room
Made from material 2
wood, concrete
Significant event 2
architectural reconstruction, Fall of Osaka Castle
Award received 1
100 Landscapes of Heisei
Belongs to 1
Osaka Castle Park
Commissioned by 1
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Country 1
Japan
Founder 1
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Has part(s) 1
Hōkoku Shrine
Has these parts 1
Hōkoku Shrine
Heritage designation 1
Important Cultural Property of Japan
Instance of 1
Japanese castle
Location 1
Osaka Castle Park
Maintained by 1
Osaka jōdai
Named after 1
Osaka-jō Hall
Owned by 1
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Owns / has subsidiaries 1
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Part of 1
100 Fine Castles of Japan
Participated in conflict 1
Siege of Osaka
People born here 1
Toyotomi Hideyori
Structure replaces 1
Ishiyama Hongan-ji
Topic's main category 1
Category:Osaka Castle
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Osaka Castle
← Headquarters location 1
Osaka jōdai
← Place of burial 1
Toyotomi Hideyori
← Structure replaced by 1
Ishiyama Hongan-ji
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Cultural Significance

Things named for Osaka Castle include Osaka-jō Hall[36], a multi-purpose hall[37], in Japan[38], founded in 1983[39].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Osaka Castle include Osaka-jō Hall[36], a multi-purpose hall[37], in Japan[38], founded in 1983[39].

FAQs

What awards did Osaka Castle receive?

Honors received include 100 Landscapes of Heisei[1].

Related Entities

Japan Tokugawa Iemochi Toyotomi Hideyori Toyotomi Hideyoshi

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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  1. 9d ago · BeckNoDa · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Public transport stop → —
    "Changed [th] label: ปราสาทโอซากะ"
  2. 4w ago · Ｈ00000000000 · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Public transport stop → —
    "Created claim: Public transport stop: Ōsakajōkōen Station"
  3. 12w ago · Winston Sung · 2026-08-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Apple Maps "place-id" identifier → IB3018F8341616AC5
    Apple Maps "auid" identifier → —
    "Created claim: Apple Maps "place-id" identifier: IB3018F8341616AC5"
  4. 17w ago · ~2026-39852-22 · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished → 1868
    Maintained by → Osaka jōdai
    Structure replaces → Ishiyama Hongan-ji
    Inception → 1583
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim: Official website: https://www.osakacastle.net/"
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