Shinano Province

Summary

Shinano Province is a province of Japan^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of province_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (206 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shinano Province is located in Tōsandō^[3].
• Shinano Province is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Shinano Province's image is recorded as 地図 令制国 信濃国.svg^[5].
• Shinano Province's instance of is recorded as province of Japan^[6].
• Shinano Province's shares border with is recorded as Mikawa Province^[7].
• Shinano Province's shares border with is recorded as Mino Province^[8].
• Shinano Province's shares border with is recorded as Tōtōmi Province^[9].
• Shinano Province's shares border with is recorded as Kai Province^[10].
• Shinano Province's shares border with is recorded as Suruga Province^[11].
• Shinano Province's shares border with is recorded as Hida Province^[12].
• Shinano Province's shares border with is recorded as Etchū Province^[13].
• Shinano Province's shares border with is recorded as Echigo Province^[14].
• Shinano Province's shares border with is recorded as Kōzuke Province^[15].
• Shinano Province's shares border with is recorded as Musashi Province^[16].
• Shinano Province's Commons category is recorded as Shinano Province^[17].
• Shinano Province's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[18].
• Shinano Province's has part is recorded as Katsurao Castle^[19].
• Shinano Province's has part is recorded as Hayashi Castle^[20].
• Shinano Province's has part is recorded as Shikinaisha^[21].
• Shinano Province's has part is recorded as Shikinai Taisha^[22].
• Shinano Province's has part is recorded as Shikinai Shōsha^[23].
• Shinano Province's has part is recorded as Suwa taisha^[24].
• Shinano Province's has part is recorded as Isagoda Shrine^[25].
• Shinano Province's has part is recorded as Hotaka Shrine^[26].
• Shinano Province's has part is recorded as Iwa Shrine (Matsumoto)^[27].

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Geography

Shinano Province is in the country of Japan^[4]. It is located in Tōsandō^[3].

Designation and Status

Shinano Province's instance of is recorded as province of Japan^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Shinano Province include Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano^[28], an aircraft carrier^[29]; Shinano River^[30], a river^[31], in Japan^[32]; Shin'etsu region^[33], a region of Japan^[34], in Japan^[35]; Shinano Railway^[36], a third sector railways^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 1996^[39], headquartered in Ueda^[40]; Mount Kobushi^[41], a mountain^[42], in Japan^[43]; Jōshin Electric Railway Company^[44], a rail company (Japan)^[45], in Japan^[46], founded in 1895^[47], headquartered in Takasaki^[48]; and Nagano Prefectural Shinano Art Museum^[49], an art museum^[50], in Japan^[51], founded in 1965^[52].

Why It Matters

Shinano Province ranks in the top 7% of province_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (206 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

Entities named for it include Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano^[28], an aircraft carrier^[29]; Shinano River^[30], a river^[31], in Japan^[32]; Shin'etsu region^[33], a region of Japan^[34], in Japan^[35]; Shinano Railway^[36], a third sector railways^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 1996^[39], headquartered in Ueda^[40]; Mount Kobushi^[41], a mountain^[42], in Japan^[43]; and Jōshin Electric Railway Company^[44], a rail company (Japan)^[45], in Japan^[46], founded in 1895^[47], headquartered in Takasaki^[48].