Ashikaga

Summary

Ashikaga is a city of Japan^[1]. Ashikaga ranks in the top 5% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ashikaga is located in Tochigi Prefecture^[3].
• Ashikaga is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Ashikaga is on the body of water Watarase River^[5].
• Ashikaga's image is recorded as Ashikaga montage.JPG^[6].
• Ashikaga's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[7].
• Ashikaga's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Ashikaga's instance of is recorded as second-level administrative division^[9].
• Ashikaga's flag image is recorded as Flag of Ashikaga, Tochigi.svg^[10].
• Ashikaga's shares border with is recorded as Sano^[11].
• Ashikaga's shares border with is recorded as Kiryū^[12].
• Ashikaga's shares border with is recorded as Ōta-shi^[13].
• Ashikaga's shares border with is recorded as Tatebayashi^[14].
• Ashikaga's shares border with is recorded as Ora^[15].
• Ashikaga's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Ashikaga, Tochigi.svg^[16].
• Ashikaga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kamakura^[17].
• Ashikaga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jining^[18].
• Ashikaga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Springfield^[19].
• Ashikaga's legislative body is recorded as Q65283497^[20].
• Ashikaga's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 259596147^[21].
• Ashikaga's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 148943393^[22].
• Ashikaga's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 156745885^[23].
• Ashikaga's GND ID is recorded as 5110618-8^[24].
• Ashikaga's locator map image is recorded as Ashikaga in Tochigi Prefecture Ja.svg^[25].
• Ashikaga's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82050852^[26].
• Ashikaga's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA09123407^[27].

Body

Geography

Ashikaga is in the country of Japan^[4]. Ashikaga is located in Tochigi Prefecture^[3]. Ashikaga is on the body of water Watarase River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Ashikaga's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+177.76'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+142882'}^[29], {'amount': '+149452'}^[30], and {'amount': '+154530'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Japan^[7], big city^[8], and second-level administrative division^[9].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1889-04-01T00:00:00Z^[32] and +1921-01-01T00:00:00Z^[33].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ashikaga include Ashikagashi Station^[34], a railway station^[35], in Japan^[36], founded in 1907^[37]; Ashikaga Station^[38], a railway station^[39], in Japan^[40], founded in 1888^[41]; and 9887 Ashikaga^[42], an asteroid^[43].

Why It Matters

Ashikaga ranks in the top 5% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).^[2] Ashikaga has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] Ashikaga is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for Ashikaga include Ashikagashi Station^[34], a railway station^[35], in Japan^[36], founded in 1907^[37]; Ashikaga Station^[38], a railway station^[39], in Japan^[40], founded in 1888^[41]; and 9887 Ashikaga^[42], an asteroid^[43].