Hirosaki

Summary

Hirosaki is a city of Japan^[1]. Hirosaki ranks in the top 6% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hirosaki is located in Aomori Prefecture^[3].
• Hirosaki is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Hirosaki's head of government is recorded as Hiroshi Sakurada^[5].
• Hirosaki's image is recorded as The Hirosaki castle - panoramio.jpg^[6].
• Hirosaki's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[7].
• Hirosaki's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Hirosaki's flag image is recorded as Flag of Hirosaki, Aomori.svg^[9].
• Hirosaki's shares border with is recorded as Tsugaru^[10].
• Hirosaki's shares border with is recorded as Hirakawa^[11].
• Hirosaki's shares border with is recorded as Ōdate^[12].
• Hirosaki's shares border with is recorded as Tsuruta^[13].
• Hirosaki's shares border with is recorded as Itayanagi^[14].
• Hirosaki's shares border with is recorded as Nishimeya^[15].
• Hirosaki's shares border with is recorded as Ajigasawa^[16].
• Hirosaki's shares border with is recorded as Ōwani-machi^[17].
• Hirosaki's shares border with is recorded as Fujisaki^[18].
• Hirosaki's shares border with is recorded as Inakadate^[19].
• Hirosaki's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Hirosaki, Aomori.svg^[20].
• Hirosaki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tainan^[21].
• Hirosaki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shari^[22].
• Hirosaki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ōta-shi^[23].
• Hirosaki's ISNI is recorded as 0000000403856939^[24].
• Hirosaki's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 139568288^[25].
• Hirosaki's GND ID is recorded as 4384812-6^[26].
• Hirosaki's locator map image is recorded as Hirosaki in Aomori Prefecture Ja.svg^[27].

Body

Geography

Hirosaki is in the country of Japan^[4]. Hirosaki is located in Aomori Prefecture^[3]. Hirosaki's part of is recorded as Hirosaki metropolitan area^[28].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+167803'}^[29], {'amount': '+177411'}^[30], and {'amount': '+183473'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Japan^[7] and big city^[8].

History and Context

+1889-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Hirosaki^[32].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Hirosaki include Kōnan Railway Company^[33], a private railway^[34], in Japan^[35], founded in 1926^[36], headquartered in Hiraka Station^[37].

Why It Matters

Hirosaki ranks in the top 6% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month).^[2] Hirosaki has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Hirosaki is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Hirosaki include Kōnan Railway Company^[33], a private railway^[34], in Japan^[35], founded in 1926^[36], headquartered in Hiraka Station^[37].