Hokuriku region

Summary

Hokuriku region is a region of Japan^[1]. It draws 175 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_japan category, ranking #6 of 27).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hokuriku region is in the country of Japan^[3].
• Hokuriku region is on the body of water Sea of Japan^[4].
• Hokuriku region's instance of is recorded as region of Japan^[5].
• Hokurikudō is named after Hokuriku region^[6].
• Hokuriku region's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 259070461^[7].
• Hokuriku region's GND ID is recorded as 4843322-6^[8].
• Hokuriku region's locator map image is recorded as Japan Hokuriku Region2 large.png^[9].
• Hokuriku region's IdRef ID is recorded as 112601197^[10].
• Hokuriku region's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00646971^[11].
• Hokuriku region's part of is recorded as Chūbu region^[12].
• Hokuriku region's part of is recorded as Hokushin'etsu region^[13].
• Hokuriku region's Commons category is recorded as Hokuriku region^[14].
• Hokuriku region's has part is recorded as Niigata Prefecture^[15].
• Hokuriku region's has part is recorded as Toyama Prefecture^[16].
• Hokuriku region's has part is recorded as Ishikawa Prefecture^[17].
• Hokuriku region's has part is recorded as Fukui Prefecture^[18].
• Hokuriku region's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.916111111111, 'lon': 139.03638888889}^[19].
• Hokuriku region's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0201jj^[20].
• Hokuriku region's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hokuriku region^[21].
• Hokuriku region's page banner is recorded as AKAKURA Ski resort Niigata prefecture Wikivoyage banner.jpg^[22].
• Hokuriku region's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Hokuriku^[23].
• Hokuriku region's BabelNet ID is recorded as 03029416n^[24].
• Hokuriku region's language used is recorded as Hokuriku dialect^[25].
• Hokuriku region's TripAdvisor ID is recorded as 14119810^[26].
• Hokuriku region's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 호쿠리쿠^[27].

Body

Geography

Hokuriku region is in the country of Japan^[3]. It is on the body of water Sea of Japan^[4]. Part of include Chūbu region^[12], a region of Japan^[28], in Japan^[29] and Hokushin'etsu region^[13], a region of Japan^[30], in Japan^[31].

Designation and Status

Hokuriku region's instance of is recorded as region of Japan^[5].

History and Context

Hokurikudō is named after Hokuriku region^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Hokuriku region include Hokuriku Shinkansen^[32], a high-speed railway line^[33], in Japan^[34] and Hokuriku Railroad^[35], a rail company (Japan)^[36], in Japan^[37], founded in 1943^[38], headquartered in Kanazawa^[39].

Why It Matters

Hokuriku region draws 175 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_japan category, ranking #6 of 27).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for it include Hokuriku Shinkansen^[32], a high-speed railway line^[33], in Japan^[34] and Hokuriku Railroad^[35], a rail company (Japan)^[36], in Japan^[37], founded in 1943^[38], headquartered in Kanazawa^[39].