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.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Shikoku canonical	193
Shikoku region	55
Shikoku Island	36
Japan’s island of Shikoku	6
Shikoku region of Japan	6
Shikoku, Japan	4
Shikoku culture area	1
Shikoku island	1

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 ⓘ Kōchi Prefecture, Japan ⓘ surface form: Kochi Prefecture Tokushima Prefecture ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
hasBridgeConnectionTo	Honshu ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn	Pacific Ocean ⓘ Seto Inland Sea ⓘ
hasDialect	Shikoku dialects of Japanese ⓘ
hasMountainRange	Shikoku Mountains ⓘ
hasPilgrimage	Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage ⓘ surface form: 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 region ⓘ surface form: Seto Inland Sea
separatedFrom	Honshu ⓘ
timeZone	Japan Standard Time ⓘ
traversedBy	Yoshino River ⓘ

Referenced by (302)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Japan → majorIsland → Shikoku ⓘ

Japan Standard Time → usedByRegion → Shikoku ⓘ

Honshu → separatedFrom → Shikoku ⓘ

Hiroshima High Court → jurisdiction → Shikoku ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shikoku region

Takamatsu High Court → jurisdiction → Shikoku ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shikoku region of Japan

Japanese 11th Division → garrison → Shikoku ⓘ

Japan Current → flowsPast → Shikoku ⓘ

Kenzaburō Ōe → placeOfBirth → Shikoku ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shikoku, Japan

Japanese archipelago → hasMajorIsland → Shikoku ⓘ

Chūgoku region → bordersRegion → Shikoku ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shikoku region

Kii Channel → separates → Shikoku ⓘ

Seto Inland Sea region → borders → Shikoku ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shikoku region

Sciadopityaceae → geographicDistribution → Shikoku ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shikoku, Japan

Japanese National Railways → operatedRegion → Shikoku ⓘ

western Japan → includesRegion → Shikoku ⓘ

subject surface form: Western Japan

western Japan → includesIsland → Shikoku ⓘ

subject surface form: Western Japan

this entity surface form: Shikoku Island

western Japan → hasCulturalRegion → Shikoku ⓘ

subject surface form: Western Japan

this entity surface form: Shikoku culture area

ICOCA → alsoUsableIn → Shikoku ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shikoku region

Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage → locatedIn → Shikoku ⓘ

Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage → followsCoastlineOf → Shikoku ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shikoku Island

Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage → mainIsland → Shikoku ⓘ

Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage → culturalRegion → Shikoku ⓘ

Shikoku Mountains → locatedOn → Shikoku ⓘ

Shikoku Mountains → locatedIn → Shikoku ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shikoku region

Seto Ohashi Bridge system → connects → Shikoku ⓘ

Shimanami Kaido → connects → Shikoku ⓘ

Mount Ishizuchi → locatedOn → Shikoku ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shikoku Island

Mount Ishizuchi → isHighestPointOf → Shikoku ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shikoku Island

Nankai Trough → locatedOffCoastOf → Shikoku ⓘ

Seto Inland Sea → separates → Shikoku ⓘ

Seto Inland Sea → borderedByIsland → Shikoku ⓘ

Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan → locatedOnIsland → Shikoku ⓘ

Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan → locatedInRegion → Shikoku ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shikoku region

Osugi, Shikoku, Japan → locatedIn → Shikoku ⓘ

Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture → locatedOnIsland → Shikoku ⓘ

Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture → locatedInRegion → Shikoku ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shikoku region

Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture → locatedIn → Shikoku ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shikoku, Japan

Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture → locatedIn → Shikoku ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shikoku Island

Kochi Fighting Dogs → region → Shikoku ⓘ

Hakata Port → connectsTo → Shikoku ⓘ

Yoshino River → locatedIn → Shikoku ⓘ

Yoshino River → isMajorRiverOf → Shikoku ⓘ

Yoshino River → hasEconomicImportanceFor → Shikoku ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shikoku region

Japanese bush warbler → nativeTo → Shikoku ⓘ

Kagawa Prefectural Government Office → locatedInRegion → Shikoku ⓘ

Shikoku Basin → locatedSouthOf → Shikoku ⓘ

Shikoku Basin → namedAfter → Shikoku ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shikoku Island

Japanese robin → foundIn → Shikoku ⓘ

Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum → region → Shikoku ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shikoku region of Japan

Benesse House Museum → region → Shikoku ⓘ