Shikoku

E13729

island region of Japan

Shikoku is the smallest of Japan’s four main islands, known for its mountainous landscapes, traditional rural culture, and the famous 88-temple Buddhist pilgrimage route.

Aliases (4)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	island → region of Japan →
administrativeDivisionCount	4 prefectures →
areaSquareKilometers	approximately 18800 →
capitalCityRegion	Matsuyama →
climate	humid subtropical →
connectedBy	Akashi Kaikyo Bridge and Naruto Bridge route → Seto Ohashi Bridge system → Shimanami Kaido →
contains	Ehime Prefecture → Kagawa Prefecture → Kochi Prefecture → Tokushima Prefecture →
country	Japan →
hasBridgeConnectionTo	Honshu →
hasCoastlineOn	Pacific Ocean → Seto Inland Sea →
hasDialect	Shikoku dialects of Japanese →
hasMountainRange	Shikoku Mountains →
hasPilgrimage	Shikoku Henro →
highestPoint	Mount Ishizuchi →
highestPointElevationMeters	1982 →
knownFor	Buddhist pilgrimage routes → Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage → citrus fruit production → hot springs → mountainous landscapes → rugged coastline → traditional rural culture → udon noodles →
language	Japanese →
largestCity	Matsuyama →
locatedIn	Seto Inland Sea region → south of Honshu →
majorCity	Imabari → Kochi → Takamatsu → Tokushima →
oneOf	four main islands of Japan →
partOf	Japan →
pilgrimageAssociatedWith	Kobo Daishi →
pilgrimageReligion	Buddhism →
pilgrimageTempleCount	88 →
populationApproximate	about 3.8 million →
relativeSizeAmongJapanMainIslands	smallest →
separatedBy	Seto Inland Sea →
separatedFrom	Honshu →
timeZone	Japan Standard Time →
traversedBy	Yoshino River →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hiroshima High Court ("Shikoku region") → Takamatsu High Court ("Shikoku region of Japan") →	jurisdiction
Chūgoku region ("Shikoku region") →	bordersRegion
Japan Current →	flowsPast
Japanese 11th Division →	garrison
Western Japan ("Shikoku culture area") →	hasCulturalRegion
Japanese archipelago →	hasMajorIsland
Japan →	majorIsland
Kenzaburō Ōe ("Shikoku, Japan") →	placeOfBirth
Honshu →	separatedFrom
Japan Standard Time →	usedByRegion