Oshima Province

Summary

Oshima Province is a former province of Hokkaidō^[1]. It draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (former_province_of_hokkaid category, ranking #4 of 11).^[2]

Key Facts

• Oshima Province is located in Hokkaidō^[3].
• Oshima Province is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Oshima Province's instance of is recorded as former province of Hokkaidō^[5].
• Oshima Province's locator map image is recorded as Japan prov map Oshima.GIF^[6].
• Oshima Province's Commons category is recorded as Oshima Province^[7].
• Oshima Province's has part is recorded as Ubagami Daijin-gū shrine^[8].
• Oshima Province's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.91444444, 'lon': 140.51583333}^[9].
• Oshima Province's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05m0b5^[10].
• Oshima Province's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Oshima Peninsula^[11].
• Oshima Province's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oshima Province^[12].
• Oshima Province's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hokkaido^[13].
• Oshima Province's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Oshima Province^[14].

Body

Geography

Oshima Province is in the country of Japan^[4]. It is located in Hokkaidō^[3].

Designation and Status

Oshima Province's instance of is recorded as former province of Hokkaidō^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Oshima Province include Oshima Peninsula^[15], a peninsula^[16], in Japan^[17] and Oshima Ōshima^[18], an island^[19], in Japan^[20].

Why It Matters

Oshima Province draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (former_province_of_hokkaid category, ranking #4 of 11).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]

Entities named for it include Oshima Peninsula^[15], a peninsula^[16], in Japan^[17] and Oshima Ōshima^[18], an island^[19], in Japan^[20].