Hikone

Summary

Hikone is a city of Japan^[1]. Hikone draws 67 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_japan category, ranking #76 of 691).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hikone is located in Shiga Prefecture^[3].
• Hikone is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Hikone is on the body of water Lake Biwa^[5].
• Hikone's image is recorded as Genkyu-en-r.jpg^[6].
• Hikone's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[7].
• Hikone's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Hikone's flag image is recorded as Flag of Hikone, Shiga.svg^[9].
• Hikone's shares border with is recorded as Maihara^[10].
• Hikone's shares border with is recorded as Higashiōmi-shi^[11].
• Hikone's shares border with is recorded as Taga^[12].
• Hikone's shares border with is recorded as Kōra-chō^[13].
• Hikone's shares border with is recorded as Toyosato^[14].
• Hikone's shares border with is recorded as Aisho^[15].
• Ikutsuhikone is named after Hikone^[16].
• Hikone's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ann Arbor^[17].
• Hikone's twinned administrative body is recorded as Xiangtan^[18].
• Hikone's twinned administrative body is recorded as Takamatsu^[19].
• Hikone's ISNI is recorded as 0000000404032261^[20].
• Hikone's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 143075520^[21].
• Hikone's GND ID is recorded as 7597212-8^[22].
• Hikone's locator map image is recorded as Hikone in Shiga prefecture Ja.svg^[23].
• Hikone's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11960288w^[24].
• Hikone's postal code is recorded as 522-8501^[25].
• Hikone's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00282143^[26].
• Hikone's Commons category is recorded as Hikone, Shiga^[27].

Body

Geography

Hikone is in the country of Japan^[4]. Hikone is located in Shiga Prefecture^[3]. Hikone is on the body of water Lake Biwa^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Hikone's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+196.87'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+113191'}^[29], {'amount': '+113679'}^[30], and {'amount': '+112156'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Japan^[7] and big city^[8].

History and Context

+1937-02-11T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Hikone^[32]. Ikutsuhikone is named after Hikone^[16].

Why It Matters

Hikone draws 67 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_japan category, ranking #76 of 691).^[2] Hikone has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Hikone is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]