Sendai

Summary

Sendai is a city designated by government ordinance^[1]. Sendai draws 1,098 Wikipedia views per month (city_designated_by_government_ordinance category, ranking #8 of 20).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sendai is located in Miyagi Prefecture^[3].
• Sendai is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Sendai is on the body of water Hirose River^[5].
• Sendai is on the body of water Sendai Bay^[6].
• Sendai is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[7].
• Sendai's head of government is recorded as Kazuko Kōri^[8].
• Sendai's image is recorded as SendaiCity Skylines from Mukaiyama2018.jpg^[9].
• Sendai's continent is recorded as Asia^[10].
• Sendai's instance of is recorded as city designated by government ordinance^[11].
• Sendai's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan^[12].
• Sendai's instance of is recorded as city for international conferences and tourism^[13].
• Sendai's instance of is recorded as college town^[14].
• Sendai's instance of is recorded as educational town^[15].
• Sendai's instance of is recorded as Forest City^[16].
• Sendai's capital is recorded as Aoba-ku^[17].
• Sendai's flag image is recorded as Flag of Sendai, Miyagi.svg^[18].
• Sendai's shares border with is recorded as Natori^[19].
• Sendai's shares border with is recorded as Tagajō^[20].
• Sendai's shares border with is recorded as Tomiya^[21].
• Sendai's shares border with is recorded as Shichigahama^[22].
• Sendai's shares border with is recorded as Rifu^[23].
• Sendai's shares border with is recorded as Taiwa^[24].
• Sendai's shares border with is recorded as Murata^[25].
• Sendai's shares border with is recorded as Kawasaki^[26].
• Sendai's shares border with is recorded as Shikama^[27].

Body

Geography

Sendai is in the country of Japan^[4]. Sendai is located in Miyagi Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Hirose River^[5], a river^[28], in Japan^[29]; Sendai Bay^[6], a bay^[30], in Japan^[31]; and Pacific Ocean^[7], an ocean^[32]. Sendai's continent is recorded as Asia^[10]. Sendai's part of is recorded as Sassenhirofuku^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city designated by government ordinance^[11], prefectural capital of Japan^[12], city for international conferences and tourism^[13], college town^[14], educational town^[15], and Forest City^[16].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1889-04-01T00:00:00Z^[34] and +1601-01-00T00:00:00Z^[35]. Sendai Castle is named after Sendai^[36].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sendai include Sendai Airport^[37], an airport^[38], in Japan^[39], founded in 1940^[40]; Sendai Station^[41], a railway station^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 1887^[44]; Sendai virus^[45], a taxon^[46]; Sendai Plain^[47], a plain^[48], in Japan^[49]; Sendai Bay^[50], a bay^[51], in Japan^[52]; and Sendaj Garden Square^[53], a park^[54], in Belarus^[55], founded in 2002^[56].

Why It Matters

Sendai draws 1,098 Wikipedia views per month (city_designated_by_government_ordinance category, ranking #8 of 20).^[2] Sendai has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] Sendai is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

Entities named for Sendai include Sendai Airport^[37], an airport^[38], in Japan^[39], founded in 1940^[40]; Sendai Station^[41], a railway station^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 1887^[44]; Sendai virus^[45], a taxon^[46]; Sendai Plain^[47], a plain^[48], in Japan^[49]; Sendai Bay^[50], a bay^[51], in Japan^[52]; and Sendaj Garden Square^[53], a park^[54], in Belarus^[55], founded in 2002^[56].