Shikoku

fourth largest island of Japan
Landform island Q13991
Shikoku
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Summary

Shikoku is an island[1]. Shikoku ranks in the top 0.8% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,319 views/month, #58 of 7,296).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
  • Country: Japan[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Seto Inland Sea[5], Pacific Ocean[6]
  • Continent: Asia[7]
  • Instance of: island of Japan[8], tetrad[9]
  • Location: Shikoku Region[10]
  • Part of: Japanese archipelago[11], four main islands of Japan[12]
  • Commons category: Shikoku[13]
  • Said to be the same as: Shikoku Region[14]
  • Highest point: Mount Ishizuchi[15]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Shikoku region[16]
  • Population: 4,141,955[17], 3,845,534[18], 3,066,000[19], 3,310,000[20], 3,337,000[21], 4,221,000[22], 4,122,000[23], 3,904,000[24], 4,163,000[25], 4,195,000[26]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], The Catholic Encyclopedia[29]
  • Native label: 四国[30]
  • Length: 225 km[31]
  • Elevation above sea level: 151 m[32], 1982 m[33]
  • Area: 18297.32 km²[34]
  • Language used: Shikoku dialect[35]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[36]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Shikoku[37]
  • P14541: 29m8Q[38]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Shikoku include Shikoku Shinkansen[39], a proposed railway line[40], in Japan[41]; Honshi-Bisan Line[42], a railway line[43], in Japan[44], founded in 1988[45]; Shikoku Mura[46], a minka-en[47], in Japan[48], founded in 1976[49]; and Shikoku Facula[50], a facula[51].

Why It Matters

Shikoku has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Shikoku is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Entities named for Shikoku include Shikoku Shinkansen[39], a proposed railway line[40], in Japan[41]; Honshi-Bisan Line[42], a railway line[43], in Japan[44], founded in 1988[45]; Shikoku Mura[46], a minka-en[47], in Japan[48], founded in 1976[49]; and Shikoku Facula[50], a facula[51].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  30. [32] ↑ . en-gb.topographic-map.com. en-gb.topographic-map.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . gsi.go.jp. gsi.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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  9. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58669|batch #58669]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 16d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ace', 'af', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'ba', 'ban', 'bat_smg', 'be', 'be
    Sitelink count → 131
    Fandom article id → shinto:Shikoku
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Fandom article id: shinto:Shikoku, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790801419303"
  3. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → miscarriage
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  4. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 29m8Q
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  5. 15w ago · Putnik · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → sikoku
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id: sikoku"
  6. 23w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
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    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+151'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1982'}
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Wolfram language entity code: Entity["Island", "Shikoku"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257262|batch #257262]]"
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