Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
E744784
Hikone is a historic castle town in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, known for its well-preserved Hikone Castle and scenic location on the shores of Lake Biwa.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hikone | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| distanceFromPrefecturalCapital | approximately 10 km northeast of Otsu ⓘ |
| governingBody | Hikone City Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalProperty | Hikone Castle keep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPropertyStatus | National Treasure of Japan (Hikone Castle keep) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
commerce
ⓘ
light manufacturing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeudalDomainHistory | Hikone Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFlower | chrysanthemum (city flower) ⓘ |
| hasMascot | Hikonyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum |
Hikone Castle Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Biwa Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableSite | Hikone Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodePrefix | 522 ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation |
Hikone Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inae Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Minami-Hikone Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoadAccessVia |
Meishin Expressway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Route 306 NERFINISHED ⓘ National Route 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSisterCity |
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leiden, Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Xiangtan, Hunan, China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | Hikone city emblem ⓘ |
| hasTree | pine (city tree) ⓘ |
| hasUniversity |
Shiga University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The University of Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith | Ii clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isHistoricCastleTown | true ⓘ |
| isOnMainIsland | Honshu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOnShoreOf | Lake Biwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPrefecturalSubdivisionOf | Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTouristDestination | true ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kansai region
ⓘ
Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Lake Biwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Nagahama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Otsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedByRailwayLine |
Biwako Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohmi Railway Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +09:00 ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsed | Japanese writing system ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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