Kashima

Summary

Kashima is a city of Japan^[1]. Kashima has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Kashima is located in Ibaraki Prefecture^[3].
• Kashima is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Kashima is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[5].
• Kashima is on the body of water Lake Kasumigaura^[6].
• Kashima is on the body of water Port of Kashima^[7].
• Kashima is on the body of water Kashima Sea^[8].
• Kashima's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[9].
• Kashima's shares border with is recorded as Itako^[10].
• Kashima's shares border with is recorded as Kamisu^[11].
• Kashima's shares border with is recorded as Namegata^[12].
• Kashima's shares border with is recorded as Hokota^[13].
• Cervidae is named after Kashima^[14].
• island is named after Kashima^[15].
• Kashima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Seogwipo^[16].
• Kashima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yancheng^[17].
• The location of Kashima was Rokkō^[18].
• The location of Kashima was Greater Tokyo Area^[19].
• The location of Kashima was Kamisu metropolitan area^[20].
• The location of Kashima was Q11677160^[21].
• Kashima's Commons category is recorded as Kashima, Ibaraki^[22].
• Kashima's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[23].
• April 1, 1889 marks the founding of Kashima^[24].
• September 1, 1995 marks the founding of Kashima^[25].
• Kashima's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.96563888888889, 'lon': 140.64483333333334}^[26].
• Kashima's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Kantō region^[27].

Body

Geography

Kashima is in the country of Japan^[4]. Kashima is located in Ibaraki Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Pacific Ocean^[5], an ocean^[28]; Lake Kasumigaura^[6], a lake^[29], in Japan^[30]; Port of Kashima^[7], a port^[31], in Japan^[32]; and Kashima Sea^[8], a nada^[33], in Japan^[34].

Physical Characteristics

Kashima covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+106.02'}^[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+67001'}^[36], {'amount': '+67879'}^[37], and {'amount': '+66093'}^[38].

Designation and Status

Kashima's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[9].

History and Context

Recorded inception include April 1, 1889^[24] and September 1, 1995^[25]. Things named after include Cervidae^[14], a taxon^[39] and island^[15], a type of environment^[40].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kashima include 6489 Golevka^[41], a potentially hazardous asteroid^[42].

Why It Matters

Kashima has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Kashima is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Kashima include 6489 Golevka^[41], a potentially hazardous asteroid^[42].