Inuyama Castle

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Inuyama Castle is one of Japan’s oldest surviving wooden castles, renowned for its original tenshu (main keep) and scenic location overlooking the Kiso River.

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Inuyama Castle canonical 5
Inuyama Castle Town 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese castle
hilltop castle
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Japanese castle architecture
associatedWithClan Naruse clan
Oda clan
Tokugawa clan
builtBy Oda Nobuyasu
constructionStart 1537
country Japan
currentUse museum
tourist site
era Sengoku period
function military fortress
residence
hasAccess walk from Inuyama Station
hasAlternativeName Hakutei Castle
hasBasementLevels 2 below ground
hasCulturalPropertyStatus Important Cultural Property
hasDefensiveType yamashiro (mountain or hilltop castle)
hasDesignation National Treasure of Japan
hasFeature original wooden tenshu
hasFloorCount 4 above ground
hasMainKeepType tenshu
hasStructure main keep
moat
stone walls
hasTouristActivity cherry blossom viewing
panoramic viewing from keep
hasView Inuyama city
linked to: Inuyama

Kiso River valley
isOneOf Japan’s oldest surviving castles
locatedIn Aichi Prefecture
Chubu region
linked to: Chūbu region

Inuyama
locatedOn Kiso River
material wood
nationalTreasureSince 1952
near Inuyama Jokamachi historic district
Inuyama-Yuen Station NERFINISHED
openToPublic yes
overlooks Kiso River
ownershipHistory Inuyama city
linked to: Inuyama

Naruse family
feudal lords
partOf Japan’s 12 original castles
survivedEvent Meiji Restoration castle demolitions
World War II

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Aichi Prefecture containsLandmark Inuyama Castle
Inuyama hasFamousLandmark Inuyama Castle
Inuyama knownFor Inuyama Castle
Inuyama hasHistoricSite Inuyama Castle
Inuyama hasCulturalAttraction Inuyama Castle Town
linked to: Inuyama Castle