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].