Odawara

Summary

Odawara is a special city of Japan^[1]. Odawara draws 146 Wikipedia views per month (special_city_of_japan category, ranking #10 of 33).^[2]

Key Facts

• Odawara is located in Kanagawa Prefecture^[3].
• Odawara is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Odawara is on the body of water Sagami Bay^[5].
• Odawara is on the body of water Sakawa River^[6].
• Odawara's image is recorded as Odawara montage.JPG^[7].
• Odawara's instance of is recorded as special city of Japan^[8].
• Odawara's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Odawara's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[10].
• Odawara's flag image is recorded as Flag of Odawara, Kanagawa.svg^[11].
• Odawara's shares border with is recorded as Minamiashigara^[12].
• Odawara's shares border with is recorded as Ninomiya^[13].
• Odawara's shares border with is recorded as Oi^[14].
• Odawara's shares border with is recorded as Kaisei^[15].
• Odawara's shares border with is recorded as Nakai^[16].
• Odawara's shares border with is recorded as Hakone^[17].
• Odawara's shares border with is recorded as Manazuru^[18].
• Odawara's shares border with is recorded as Yugawara^[19].
• Odawara's coat of arms image is recorded as 神奈川県小田原市市章.svg^[20].
• Odawara's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nikkō-shi^[21].
• Odawara's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hachiōji-shi^[22].
• Odawara's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yorii^[23].
• Odawara's legislative body is recorded as Q28684266^[24].
• Odawara's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 260781625^[25].
• Odawara's GND ID is recorded as 4261722-4^[26].
• Odawara's locator map image is recorded as Odawara in Kanagawa Prefecture Ja.svg^[27].

Body

Geography

Odawara is in the country of Japan^[4]. Odawara is located in Kanagawa Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Sagami Bay^[5], a bay^[28], in Japan^[29] and Sakawa River^[6], a river^[30], in Japan^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Odawara's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+113.60'}^[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+189038'}^[33], {'amount': '+194086'}^[34], and {'amount': '+198327'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include special city of Japan^[8], big city^[9], and city of Japan^[10].

History and Context

+1940-12-20T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Odawara^[36].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Odawara include Odakyu Electric Railway^[37], a major railway company^[38], in Japan^[39], founded in 1923^[40], headquartered in Nishi-Shinjuku^[41] and Odawara Station^[42], a railway station^[43], in Japan^[44], founded in 1920^[45].

Why It Matters

Odawara draws 146 Wikipedia views per month (special_city_of_japan category, ranking #10 of 33).^[2] Odawara has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46]

Entities named for Odawara include Odakyu Electric Railway^[37], a major railway company^[38], in Japan^[39], founded in 1923^[40], headquartered in Nishi-Shinjuku^[41] and Odawara Station^[42], a railway station^[43], in Japan^[44], founded in 1920^[45].