Kurashiki

Summary

Kurashiki is a core city of Japan^[1]. Kurashiki draws 744 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #25 of 47).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kurashiki is located in Okayama Prefecture^[3].
• Kurashiki is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Kurashiki is on the body of water Mizushima Sea^[5].
• Kurashiki is on the body of water Seto Inland Sea^[6].
• Kurashiki is on the body of water Takahashi River^[7].
• Kurashiki's head of government is recorded as Kaori Itō^[8].
• Kurashiki's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[9].
• Kurashiki's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Kurashiki's shares border with is recorded as Okayama^[11].
• Kurashiki's shares border with is recorded as Tamano^[12].
• Kurashiki's shares border with is recorded as Sōja-shi^[13].
• Kurashiki's shares border with is recorded as Asakuchi^[14].
• Kurashiki's shares border with is recorded as Yakage^[15].
• Kurashiki's shares border with is recorded as Hayashima^[16].
• Kurashiki's shares border with is recorded as Sakaide^[17].
• Kurashiki's shares border with is recorded as Marugame^[18].
• Kurashiki is named after Kurashiki^[19].
• kurashiki-chi is named after Kurashiki^[20].
• Kurashiki's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kurashiki Area^[21].
• Kurashiki's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mizushima Area^[22].
• Kurashiki's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kojima Area^[23].
• Kurashiki's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tamashima Area^[24].
• Kurashiki's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Shō Area^[25].
• Kurashiki's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chayamachi Area^[26].
• Kurashiki's twinned administrative body is recorded as Christchurch^[27].

Body

Geography

Kurashiki is in the country of Japan^[4]. Kurashiki is located in Okayama Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Mizushima Sea^[5], a nada^[28], in Japan^[29]; Seto Inland Sea^[6], an inland sea^[30], in Japan^[31]; and Takahashi River^[7], a river^[32], in Japan^[33]. Kurashiki is part of Okayama metropolitan area^[34].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+474862'}^[35], {'amount': '+477983'}^[36], {'amount': '+477118'}^[37], and {'amount': '+475513'}^[38].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include core city of Japan^[9] and big city^[10].

History and Context

Recorded inception include April 1, 1927^[39] and April 1, 1928^[40]. Things named after include Kurashiki^[19], an old town^[41], in Japan^[42] and kurashiki-chi^[20], in Japan^[43].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kurashiki include 4578 Kurashiki^[44], an asteroid^[45].

Why It Matters

Kurashiki draws 744 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #25 of 47).^[2] Kurashiki has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] Kurashiki is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for Kurashiki include 4578 Kurashiki^[44], an asteroid^[45].