Kashima

Summary

Kashima is a city of Japan^[1]. Kashima ranks in the top 3% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (138 views/month).^[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 image is recorded as Kashima-jingu romon gate.jpg^[9].
• Kashima's image is recorded as Ibaraki-Kashima-City-Office.JPG^[10].
• Kashima's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[11].
• Kashima's flag image is recorded as Flag of Kashima, Ibaraki.svg^[12].
• Kashima's shares border with is recorded as Itako^[13].
• Kashima's shares border with is recorded as Kamisu^[14].
• Kashima's shares border with is recorded as Namegata^[15].
• Kashima's shares border with is recorded as Hokota^[16].
• Kashima's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Kashima, Ibaraki.svg^[17].
• Cervidae is named after Kashima^[18].
• island is named after Kashima^[19].
• Kashima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Seogwipo^[20].
• Kashima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yancheng^[21].
• Kashima's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 252656214^[22].
• Kashima's locator map image is recorded as Kashima in Ibaraki Prefecture Ja.svg^[23].
• Kashima's locator map image is recorded as Kashima city Ibaraki prefecture Japan.svg^[24].
• Kashima's locator map image is recorded as 地図-茨城県鹿嶋市-2006.png^[25].
• Kashima's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA17532423^[26].
• Kashima's location is recorded as Rokkō^[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's area is recorded as {'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^[11].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1889-04-01T00:00:00Z^[39] and +1995-09-01T00:00:00Z^[40]. Things named after include Cervidae^[18], a taxon^[41] and island^[19], a type of environment^[42].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kashima include 6489 Golevka^[43], a potentially hazardous asteroid^[44].

Why It Matters

Kashima ranks in the top 3% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (138 views/month).^[2] Kashima has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] Kashima is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for Kashima include 6489 Golevka^[43], a potentially hazardous asteroid^[44].