Shimano

Japanese bicycle parts manufacturing company
Organization bicycle_part_manufacturing_company Q949610
Shimano
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Shimano

Summary

Shimano is a bicycle part manufacturing company[1]. Shimano draws 598 Wikipedia views per month (bicycle_part_manufacturing_company category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shimano was a member of SD Association[3].
  • Shimano was a member of Wireless Power Consortium[4].
  • Shimano is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Shimano's image is recorded as Koersfiets Scott, Annemiek van Vleuten, 2020 - detailopname pedaal, ketting en voortandwielen (R0629 - collectie KOERS. Museum van de Wielersport).jpg[6].
  • Shimano's image is recorded as Shimano 3-speed grip shifter.jpg[7].
  • Shimano's instance of is recorded as bicycle part manufacturing company[8].
  • Shimano's instance of is recorded as fishing equipment manufacturing company[9].
  • Shimano's instance of is recorded as company[10].
  • Shimano's instance of is recorded as public company[11].
  • Shimano's official language is recorded as English[12].
  • Shimano's founder is recorded as Shozaburo Shimano[13].
  • Shimano's logo image is recorded as Shimano logo.svg[14].
  • Shimano's headquarters location is recorded as Sakai[15].
  • Shimano's chief executive officer is recorded as Yōzō Shimano[16].
  • Shimano's ISNI is recorded as 0000000099635292[17].
  • Shimano's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 147976303[18].
  • Shimano's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2008038117[19].
  • Shimano's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00273037[20].
  • Shimano's child organization or unit is recorded as Shimano (Singapore)[21].
  • Shimano's Commons category is recorded as Shimano[22].
  • Shimano's stock exchange is recorded as OTC Markets Group[23].
  • Shimano's stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange[24].
  • Shimano's industry is recorded as bicycle industry[25].
  • Shimano's industry is recorded as sports industry[26].
  • +1921-02-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shimano[27].

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Founding

Shimano's founder is recorded as Shozaburo Shimano[13]. +1921-02-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shimano[27]. Shimano's location of formation is recorded as Sakai[28].

Identity

Shimano's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shimano Inc.'}[29].

Leadership

Shimano's chief executive officer is recorded as Yōzō Shimano[16].

Operations

Shimano's headquarters location is recorded as Sakai[15]. Shimano's child organization or unit is recorded as Shimano (Singapore)[21].

Industry

Industries include bicycle industry[25] and sports industry[26].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include OTC Markets Group[23] and Tokyo Stock Exchange[24].

Why It Matters

Shimano draws 598 Wikipedia views per month (bicycle_part_manufacturing_company category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] Shimano has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Shimano is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . shimano.com. Retrieved . shimano.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . shimano.com. Retrieved . shimano.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . welovecycling.com. Retrieved . welovecycling.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . shimano-steps.com. Retrieved . shimano-steps.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . shimano.com. Retrieved . shimano.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . GRID Release 2017-01-10. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Google Knowledge Graph. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . sdcard.org. Retrieved . sdcard.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [4] . wirelesspowerconsortium.com. Retrieved . wirelesspowerconsortium.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . ROR release v1.19. Retrieved . shimano.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . shimano.com. Retrieved . shimano.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . shimano.com. Retrieved . shimano.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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