Ashikaga
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Ashikaga
Summary
Ashikaga is a city of Japan[1]. Ashikaga ranks in the top 5% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (529 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 instance of is recorded as city of Japan[6].
- Ashikaga's instance of is recorded as big city[7].
- Ashikaga's instance of is recorded as second-level administrative division[8].
- Ashikaga's shares border with is recorded as Sano[9].
- Ashikaga's shares border with is recorded as Kiryū[10].
- Ashikaga's shares border with is recorded as Ōta-shi[11].
- Ashikaga's shares border with is recorded as Tatebayashi[12].
- Ashikaga's shares border with is recorded as Ora[13].
- Ashikaga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kamakura[14].
- Ashikaga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jining[15].
- Ashikaga's twinned administrative body is recorded as Springfield[16].
- Ashikaga's legislative body is recorded as Q65283497[17].
- Ashikaga's Commons category is recorded as Ashikaga, Tochigi[18].
- Ashikaga's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[19].
- April 1, 1889 marks the founding of Ashikaga[20].
- January 1, 1921 marks the founding of Ashikaga[21].
- Ashikaga's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.34016666666667, 'lon': 139.44972222222222}[22].
- Ashikaga's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.359444444444, 'lon': 139.45305555556}[23].
- Ashikaga's official website is recorded as https://www.city.ashikaga.tochigi.jp/[24].
- Ashikaga's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ashikaga, Tochigi[25].
- Ashikaga has a population of {'amount': '+142882'}[26].
- Ashikaga has a population of {'amount': '+149452'}[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 covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+177.76'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+142882'}[26], {'amount': '+149452'}[27], and {'amount': '+154530'}[29].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include city of Japan[6], big city[7], and second-level administrative division[8].
History and Context
Recorded inception include April 1, 1889[20] and January 1, 1921[21].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Ashikaga include Ashikagashi Station[30], a railway station[31], in Japan[32], founded in 1907[33]; Ashikaga Station[34], a railway station[35], in Japan[36], founded in 1888[37]; and 9887 Ashikaga[38], an asteroid[39].
Why It Matters
Ashikaga ranks in the top 5% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (529 views/month).[2] Ashikaga has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Ashikaga is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for Ashikaga include Ashikagashi Station[30], a railway station[31], in Japan[32], founded in 1907[33]; Ashikaga Station[34], a railway station[35], in Japan[36], founded in 1888[37]; and 9887 Ashikaga[38], an asteroid[39].