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Shikama

town in Kami district, Miyagi prefecture, Japan
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Shikama

Summary

Shikama is a town of Japan[1]. Shikama ranks in the top 9% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shikama is located in Kami district[3].
  • Shikama is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Shikama's image is recorded as Haiden of Idate-jinja shrine.JPG[5].
  • Shikama's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[6].
  • Shikama's flag image is recorded as Flag of Shikama, Miyagi.svg[7].
  • Shikama's shares border with is recorded as Sendai[8].
  • Shikama's shares border with is recorded as Osaki[9].
  • Shikama's shares border with is recorded as Taiwa[10].
  • Shikama's shares border with is recorded as Ohira[11].
  • Shikama's shares border with is recorded as Kami[12].
  • Shikama's shares border with is recorded as Obanazawa[13].
  • Shikama's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Shikama, Miyagi (black).svg[14].
  • Shikama's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ushiku[15].
  • Shikama's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 253279997[16].
  • Shikama's locator map image is recorded as Shikama in Miyagi Prefecture Ja.svg[17].
  • Shikama's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00637489[18].
  • Shikama's Commons category is recorded as Shikama, Miyagi[19].
  • Shikama's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 4135013[20].
  • Shikama's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[21].
  • Shikama's dantai code is recorded as 044440[22].
  • +1889-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shikama[23].
  • +1978-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shikama[24].
  • Shikama's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.54891666666666, 'lon': 140.8498888888889}[25].
  • Shikama's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03mxlh[26].
  • Shikama's official website is recorded as https://www.town.shikama.miyagi.jp/[27].

Body

Geography

Shikama is in the country of Japan[4]. Shikama is located in Kami district[3].

Physical Characteristics

Shikama's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+109.28'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+6580'}[29], {'amount': '+7238'}[30], and {'amount': '+7431'}[31].

Designation and Status

Shikama's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[6].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1889-04-01T00:00:00Z[23] and +1978-04-01T00:00:00Z[24].

Why It Matters

Shikama ranks in the top 9% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2] Shikama has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

Related Entities

Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . pref.miyagi.jp. Retrieved . pref.miyagi.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . gsi.go.jp. gsi.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+109.28'}
    Shares border with → Sendai, Osaki, Taiwa +3
    Instance of → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:شیکاما، میاگی]]"
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