Masuda

Summary

Masuda is a city of Japan^[1]. Masuda draws 49 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_japan category, ranking #89 of 691).^[2]

Key Facts

• Masuda was a member of League of Historical Cities^[3].
• Masuda is located in Shimane Prefecture^[4].
• Masuda is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Masuda is on the body of water Sea of Japan^[6].
• Masuda is on the body of water Takatsu River^[7].
• Masuda's image is recorded as Masuda City Hall ac.jpg^[8].
• Masuda's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[9].
• Masuda's flag image is recorded as Flag of Masuda, Shimane.svg^[10].
• Masuda's shares border with is recorded as Hatsukaichi^[11].
• Masuda's shares border with is recorded as Akiota^[12].
• Masuda's shares border with is recorded as Kitahiroshima^[13].
• Masuda's shares border with is recorded as Hagi^[14].
• Masuda's shares border with is recorded as Iwakuni^[15].
• Masuda's shares border with is recorded as Hamada^[16].
• Masuda's shares border with is recorded as Tsuwano^[17].
• Masuda's shares border with is recorded as Yoshika^[18].
• Masuda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ningbo^[19].
• Masuda's twinned administrative body is recorded as Queenstown^[20].
• Masuda's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 123166558^[21].
• Masuda's locator map image is recorded as Masuda in Shimane Prefecture.png^[22].
• Masuda's locator map image is recorded as Shimane-masuda-city.png^[23].
• Masuda's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81095123^[24].
• Masuda's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA15360906^[25].
• Masuda's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00290619^[26].
• Masuda's Commons category is recorded as Masuda, Shimane^[27].

Body

Geography

Masuda is in the country of Japan^[5]. Masuda is located in Shimane Prefecture^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Sea of Japan^[6], a marginal sea^[28], in Russia^[29] and Takatsu River^[7], a river^[30], in Japan^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Masuda's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+733.24'}^[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+51118'}^[33], {'amount': '+44474'}^[34], {'amount': '+47718'}^[35], and {'amount': '+50015'}^[36].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

+1952-08-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Masuda^[37].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Masuda include Masuda Station^[38], a railway station^[39], in Japan^[40], founded in 1923^[41].

Why It Matters

Masuda draws 49 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_japan category, ranking #89 of 691).^[2] Masuda has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42]

Entities named for Masuda include Masuda Station^[38], a railway station^[39], in Japan^[40], founded in 1923^[41].