Kanagawa Prefecture

Summary

Kanagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of prefecture_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,569 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kanagawa Prefecture is located in Japan^[3].
• Kanagawa Prefecture is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's head of government is recorded as Yūji Kuroiwa^[5].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's image is recorded as Yokohama (52978652484).jpg^[6].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's instance of is recorded as prefecture of Japan^[7].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's capital is recorded as Yokohama^[8].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's flag image is recorded as Flag of Kanagawa Prefecture.svg^[9].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Tokyo^[10].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Shizuoka Prefecture^[11].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Yamanashi Prefecture^[12].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's anthem is recorded as Hikari Aratani^[13].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Kanagawa Prefecture.svg^[14].
• Kanagawa-fu is named after Kanagawa Prefecture^[15].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yokohama^[16].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kawasaki^[17].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sagamihara^[18].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Atsugi^[19].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yamato^[20].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ebina^[21].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Zama^[22].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ayase^[23].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Aiko district^[24].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yokosuka^[25].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kamakura^[26].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Zushi^[27].

Body

Founding

+1868-04-11T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kanagawa Prefecture^[28].

Operations

Kanagawa Prefecture's headquarters location is recorded as Kanagawa Prefectural offices^[29]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Q101251344^[30].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Kanagawa Prefecture include 17683 Kanagawa^[31], an asteroid^[32].

Why It Matters

Kanagawa Prefecture ranks in the top 4% of prefecture_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,569 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for it include 17683 Kanagawa^[31], an asteroid^[32].