Castles in Japan

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:architectural_style
gptkbp:builtYear gptkb:Edo_period
gptkb:Sengoku_period
gptkb:Azuchi-Momoyama_period
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:feudal_Japan
samurai era
gptkbp:declinedAfter gptkb:Meiji_Restoration
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:war
gptkb:fire
natural disasters
gptkbp:feature turrets
gates
stone walls
moats
wooden construction
tenshu (main keep)
baileys
curved roofs
defensive layout
white plaster walls
gptkbp:influencedBy Chinese fortifications
Korean fortifications
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Hikone_Castle
gptkb:Nijo_Castle
gptkb:Matsumoto_Castle
gptkb:Okayama_Castle
gptkb:Osaka_Castle
gptkb:Himeji_Castle
gptkb:Kumamoto_Castle
gptkb:Inuyama_Castle
gptkb:Nagoya_Castle
gptkb:Matsue_Castle
gptkb:Shuri_Castle
gptkb:Matsuyama_Castle
gptkb:Uwajima_Castle
gptkb:Hirosaki_Castle
gptkb:Maruoka_Castle
gptkbp:numberOfCastles over 100
gptkbp:numberOfOriginalCastles 12
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Japanese_government
gptkb:National_Treasure_of_Japan
gptkb:Important_Cultural_Property_of_Japan
gptkbp:restored many castles reconstructed in 20th century
gptkbp:touristAttraction gptkb:Matsumoto_Castle
gptkb:Osaka_Castle
gptkb:Himeji_Castle
gptkb:Kumamoto_Castle
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Nijo_Castle
gptkb:Himeji_Castle
gptkb:Shuri_Castle
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:district
gptkb:military
gptkb:residence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Japanese_Architecture
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Castles in Japan