Asakusa

Summary

Asakusa is a gay village^[1]. Asakusa ranks in the top 7% of gay_village entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,031 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Asakusa is located in Taitō-ku^[3].
• Asakusa is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Asakusa is on the body of water Sumida River^[5].
• Asakusa's instance of is recorded as gay village^[6].
• Asakusa's instance of is recorded as neighborhood^[7].
• Asakusa's instance of is recorded as historical region^[8].
• Asakusa's shares border with is recorded as Imado^[9].
• Asakusa is part of Q11360266^[10].
• Asakusa's Commons category is recorded as Asakusa^[11].
• Asakusa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.71492222222222, 'lon': 139.79651666666666}^[12].
• Asakusa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Asakusa^[13].
• Asakusa's time of earliest written record is recorded as 1181^[14].
• Asakusa's name in kana is recorded as あさくさ^[15].
• Asakusa's coextensive with is recorded as Asakusa-ku^[16].

Body

Geography

Asakusa is in the country of Japan^[4]. Asakusa is located in Taitō-ku^[3]. Asakusa is on the body of water Sumida River^[5]. Asakusa is part of Q11360266^[10].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include gay village^[6], neighborhood^[7], and historical region^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Asakusa include Sensō-ji Temple^[17], a Buddhist temple^[18], in Japan^[19], founded in 0645^[20] and Asakusa Station^[21], a railway station^[22], in Japan^[23], founded in 1927^[24].

Why It Matters

Asakusa ranks in the top 7% of gay_village entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,031 views/month).^[2] Asakusa has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] Asakusa is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]

Entities named for Asakusa include Sensō-ji Temple^[17], a Buddhist temple^[18], in Japan^[19], founded in 0645^[20] and Asakusa Station^[21], a railway station^[22], in Japan^[23], founded in 1927^[24].