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Shiga Highlands

sight-seeing area in Japan
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Summary

Shiga Highlands is a highland[1]. It draws 108 Wikipedia views per month (highland category, ranking #60 of 37).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shiga Highlands is located in Yamanouchi[3].
  • Shiga Highlands is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Shiga Highlands's instance of is recorded as highland[5].
  • Mount Shiga is named after Shiga Highlands[6].
  • Shiga Highlands's Commons category is recorded as Shiga Kogen[7].
  • Shiga Highlands's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 36.7, 'longitude': 138.49166666666667}[8].
  • Shiga Highlands's mascot is recorded as Okomin[9].
  • Shiga Highlands's official website is recorded as https://www.shigakogen.gr.jp/[10].
  • Shiga Highlands's official website is recorded as https://www.shigakogen.gr.jp/english/index.html[11].
  • Shiga Highlands's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shiga Kogen[12].
  • Shiga Highlands's Commons gallery is recorded as 志賀高原[13].
  • Shiga Highlands's has characteristic is recorded as tourist attraction[14].
  • Shiga Highlands's UNESCO Biosphere Reserve URL is recorded as http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?code=JPN+03&mode=all[15].
  • Shiga Highlands's located in protected area is recorded as Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park[16].
  • Shiga Highlands's located in protected area is recorded as Shiga Highland Biosphere Reserve[17].
  • Shiga Highlands's webcam page URL is recorded as https://www.shigakogen.gr.jp/live/index.html[18].
  • Shiga Highlands's webcam page URL is recorded as https://www.shigakogen.gr.jp/english/live/index.html[19].
  • Shiga Highlands's number of viewers/listeners is recorded as {'amount': '+325079'}[20].
  • Shiga Highlands's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11763'}[21].
  • Shiga Highlands's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+14283'}[22].
  • Shiga Highlands's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+16071'}[23].

Body

Geography

Shiga Highlands is in the country of Japan[4]. It is located in Yamanouchi[3].

Designation and Status

Shiga Highlands's instance of is recorded as highland[5].

History and Context

Mount Shiga is named after Shiga Highlands[6].

Why It Matters

Shiga Highlands draws 108 Wikipedia views per month (highland category, ranking #60 of 37).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Unesco biosphere reserve url → http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?co
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Unesco biosphere reserve url: http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?code=JPN+03&mode=all, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275043|batch #275043]]"
  2. 14w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Named after → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Yamanouchi
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+11763'}, {'amount': '+14283'}, {'amount': '+16071'}
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39782|batch #39782]]: Move Q570116 from P31 -> P1552"
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