Ōmi Province

Summary

Ōmi Province is a province of Japan^[1]. It draws 89 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_japan category, ranking #17 of 83).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ōmi Province is located in Tōsandō^[3].
• Ōmi Province is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Ōmi Province is on the body of water Lake Biwa^[5].
• Ōmi Province's image is recorded as 地図 令制国 近江国.svg^[6].
• Ōmi Province's instance of is recorded as province of Japan^[7].
• Ōmi Province's shares border with is recorded as Mino Province^[8].
• Ōmi Province's shares border with is recorded as Ise Province^[9].
• Ōmi Province's shares border with is recorded as Iga Province^[10].
• Ōmi Province's shares border with is recorded as Yamashiro Province^[11].
• Ōmi Province's shares border with is recorded as Wakasa Province^[12].
• Ōmi Province's shares border with is recorded as Echizen Province^[13].
• Lake Biwa is named after Ōmi Province^[14].
• Ōmi Province's headquarters location is recorded as Ōmi Kokuchō^[15].
• Ōmi Province's locator map image is recorded as Provinces of Japan-Omi.svg^[16].
• Ōmi Province's part of is recorded as Taikoku^[17].
• Ōmi Province's part of is recorded as Q11638417^[18].
• Ōmi Province's Commons category is recorded as Omi Province^[19].
• Ōmi Province's has part is recorded as Shikinaisha^[20].
• Ōmi Province's has part is recorded as Shikinai Taisha^[21].
• Ōmi Province's has part is recorded as Shikinai Shōsha^[22].
• Ōmi Province's has part is recorded as Takebe taisha^[23].
• Ōmi Province's has part is recorded as Hiyoshi Taisha^[24].
• Ōmi Province's has part is recorded as Taga Taisha^[25].
• Ōmi Province's has part is recorded as Mikami Shrine^[26].
• Ōmi Province's has part is recorded as Ōmi Sōja Shrine^[27].

Body

Geography

Ōmi Province is in the country of Japan^[4]. It is located in Tōsandō^[3]. It is on the body of water Lake Biwa^[5]. Part of include Taikoku^[17], in Japan^[28] and Q11638417^[18], in Japan^[29].

Designation and Status

Ōmi Province's instance of is recorded as province of Japan^[7].

History and Context

Lake Biwa is named after Ōmi Province^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ōmi Province include Ōmi beef^[30], a brand^[31]; Omihachiman^[32], a city of Japan^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1954^[35]; and Ohmi Railway^[36], a rail company (Japan)^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 1896^[39], headquartered in Hikone^[40].

Why It Matters

Ōmi Province draws 89 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_japan category, ranking #17 of 83).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for it include Ōmi beef^[30], a brand^[31]; Omihachiman^[32], a city of Japan^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1954^[35]; and Ohmi Railway^[36], a rail company (Japan)^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 1896^[39], headquartered in Hikone^[40].