Night on the Galactic Railroad

classic Japanese novel by Kenji Miyazawa
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Summary

Night on the Galactic Railroad is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,373 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Night on the Galactic Railroad authored Kenji Miyazawa[3].
  • Night on the Galactic Railroad's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Night on the Galactic Railroad's genre is fantasy[5].
  • Night on the Galactic Railroad's place of publication is recorded as Tokyo[6].
  • Night on the Galactic Railroad's Commons category is recorded as Night on the Galactic Railroad[7].
  • Night on the Galactic Railroad's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[8].
  • Night on the Galactic Railroad's country of origin is recorded as Japan[9].
  • Night on the Galactic Railroad was published on 1934[10].
  • Night on the Galactic Railroad was released on October 1934[11].
  • Night on the Galactic Railroad's has edition or translation is recorded as Night of the Milky Way Railway[12].
  • Night on the Galactic Railroad's published in is recorded as Miyazawa Kenji Zenshū[13].
  • Night on the Galactic Railroad's derivative work is recorded as Night on the Galactic Railroad[14].
  • Night on the Galactic Railroad's derivative work is recorded as Tabun kore ginga tetsudou no yoru[15].
  • Night on the Galactic Railroad's copyright status is recorded as public domain[16].
  • Night on the Galactic Railroad's form of creative work is recorded as novel[17].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Night on the Galactic Railroad authored Kenji Miyazawa[3].

Publication

Publication dates include 1934[10] and October 1934[11]. Night on the Galactic Railroad's place of publication is recorded as Tokyo[6]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[8]. Its genre is fantasy[5].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Night on the Galactic Railroad include IGR Iwate Galaxy Railway[18], a third sector railways[19], in Japan[20], founded in 2001[21], headquartered in Aoyama Station[22].

Why It Matters

Night on the Galactic Railroad ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,373 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Entities named for it include IGR Iwate Galaxy Railway[18], a third sector railways[19], in Japan[20], founded in 2001[21], headquartered in Aoyama Station[22].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . iss.ndl.go.jp. iss.ndl.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'en', 'eo', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'sv', 'th', 'ur', 'wuu', 'zh']
    Sitelink count → 12
    Derivative work → Night on the Galactic Railroad, Tabun kore ginga tetsudou no yoru
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  2. 22w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → —
    Has edition or translation → Night of the Milky Way Railway
    Instance of → —
    Publication date → —
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