Hikone

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Hikone is a historic city in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, best known for its well-preserved Hikone Castle overlooking Lake Biwa.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Hikone canonical 6
City of Hikone 2
Hikone, Shiga Prefecture 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
associatedWith Ii clan
climate humid subtropical climate
country Japan
countrySubdivision Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED
hasBodyOfWater Lake Biwa
surface form: Lake Biwa (nearby)
hasCulturalAttraction Hikone Castle Museum
Yume Kyobashi Castle Road area
hasEconomicActivity commerce
light industry
tourism
hasEducationalInstitution Shiga University
surface form: Shiga University (campus)

University of Shiga Prefecture
surface form: The University of Shiga Prefecture (nearby region)
hasFestival Hikone Castle Festival
hasGovernmentForm mayor–council government
hasHeritage Edo-period castle town layout
hasHistoricSite Hikone Castle
castle town district
hasInfrastructure Hikone Port (on Lake Biwa)
hasLandmark Hikone Castle
hasPark Genkyuen Garden (at Hikone Castle)
hasPreservedStructure original castle keep of Hikone Castle
hasStatus city
hasSymbol Hikonyan mascot
hasTourismActivity Lake Biwa sightseeing
castle tourism
hasTransportation Hikone Station NERFINISHED
knownFor historic cityscape
proximity to Lake Biwa
Hikone Castle
surface form: well-preserved Hikone Castle
language Japanese
locatedIn Kansai region
Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED
locatedOn Lake Biwa region
surface form: eastern shore of Lake Biwa
near Nagahama NERFINISHED
Otsu
partOf Honshu
surface form: Honshu island

Japan
postalSystem Japanese postal system
regionCode JP-25
roadNetwork connected by national highways
servedBy JR Biwako Line NERFINISHED
Ohmi Railway
timeZone Japan Standard Time
touristDestinationType historic city
writingSystem Japanese writing system

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Referenced by (9)

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

Omihachiman, Japan hasNearbyCity Hikone
subject surface form: Omihachiman
Shiga hasCity Hikone
Shiga Prefecture contains Hikone
Lake Biwa hasCityOnShore Hikone
Shiga University locatedIn Hikone
this entity surface form: Hikone, Shiga Prefecture
Hikone Castle operator Hikone
this entity surface form: City of Hikone
Hikone Castle ownedBy Hikone
this entity surface form: City of Hikone