Morioka

Summary

Morioka is a city of Japan^[1]. Morioka ranks in the top 1% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (308 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Morioka is located in Iwate Prefecture^[3].
• Morioka is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Morioka is on the body of water Kitakami River^[5].
• Morioka is on the body of water Shizukuishi River^[6].
• Morioka is on the body of water Nakatsu River^[7].
• Morioka's head of government is recorded as Hiroaki Tanifuji^[8].
• Morioka's image is recorded as Morioka and Mount Iwate and River Kitakami in May 2019.jpg^[9].
• Morioka's continent is recorded as Asia^[10].
• Morioka's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[11].
• Morioka's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[12].
• Morioka's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan^[13].
• Morioka's instance of is recorded as big city^[14].
• Morioka's instance of is recorded as inland city^[15].
• Morioka's instance of is recorded as city for international conferences and tourism^[16].
• Morioka's instance of is recorded as city with public health center^[17].
• Morioka's flag image is recorded as Flag of Morioka, Iwate.svg^[18].
• Morioka's shares border with is recorded as Hanamaki^[19].
• Morioka's shares border with is recorded as Hachimantai^[20].
• Morioka's shares border with is recorded as Miyako^[21].
• Morioka's shares border with is recorded as Takizawa^[22].
• Morioka's shares border with is recorded as Shiwa^[23].
• Morioka's shares border with is recorded as Shizukuishi^[24].
• Morioka's shares border with is recorded as Iwaizumi^[25].
• Morioka's shares border with is recorded as Yahaba^[26].
• Morioka's shares border with is recorded as Iwate^[27].

Body

Geography

Morioka is in the country of Japan^[4]. Morioka is located in Iwate Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Kitakami River^[5], a river^[28], in Japan^[29]; Shizukuishi River^[6], a river^[30], in Japan^[31]; and Nakatsu River^[7], a river^[32], in Japan^[33]. Morioka's continent is recorded as Asia^[10].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+300549'}^[34], {'amount': '+290553'}^[35], {'amount': '+297631'}^[36], and {'amount': '+298348'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Japan^[11], core city of Japan^[12], prefectural capital of Japan^[13], big city^[14], inland city^[15], and city for international conferences and tourism^[16].

History and Context

+1889-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Morioka^[38]. hill is named after Morioka^[39].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Morioka include Morioka Station^[40], a railway station^[41], in Japan^[42], founded in 1890^[43].

Why It Matters

Morioka ranks in the top 1% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (308 views/month).^[2] Morioka has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] Morioka is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for Morioka include Morioka Station^[40], a railway station^[41], in Japan^[42], founded in 1890^[43].