Shikishima

Shikishima is another name for Japan, derived from the ancient site of Shiki, where the emperor's palace was located.

People

  • Shikishima Katsumori, a Japanese sumo wrestler

Places

  • Shikishima, Yamanashi, in Japan
  • Shikishima Station, in Gunma Prefecture, Japan

Transport

  • Shikishima class (PLH), a class of patrol vessel operated by the Japan Coast Guard
  • Shikishima (PLH 31), a patrol vessel of the Japan Coast Guard
  • Shikishima-class battleship, a class of battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the late 1890s
  • E001 series, a Japanese luxury cruise train set branded Train Suite Shiki-shima. The name is a homophone of Shikishima , which means "Islands of four seasons" in Japanese.


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