Sendai

Summary

Sendai is a city designated by government ordinance^[1]. Sendai has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 is on the continent of Asia^[9].
• Sendai's instance of is recorded as city designated by government ordinance^[10].
• Sendai's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan^[11].
• Sendai's instance of is recorded as city for international conferences and tourism^[12].
• Sendai's instance of is recorded as college town^[13].
• Sendai's instance of is recorded as educational town^[14].
• Sendai's instance of is recorded as Forest City^[15].
• Sendai's capital is recorded as Aoba-ku^[16].
• Sendai's shares border with is recorded as Natori^[17].
• Sendai's shares border with is recorded as Tagajō^[18].
• Sendai's shares border with is recorded as Tomiya^[19].
• Sendai's shares border with is recorded as Shichigahama^[20].
• Sendai's shares border with is recorded as Rifu^[21].
• Sendai's shares border with is recorded as Taiwa^[22].
• Sendai's shares border with is recorded as Murata^[23].
• Sendai's shares border with is recorded as Kawasaki^[24].
• Sendai's shares border with is recorded as Shikama^[25].
• Sendai's shares border with is recorded as Yamagata^[26].
• Sendai's shares border with is recorded as Obanazawa^[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 is on the continent of Asia^[9]. Sendai is part of Sassenhirofuku^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city designated by government ordinance^[10], prefectural capital of Japan^[11], city for international conferences and tourism^[12], college town^[13], educational town^[14], and Forest City^[15].

History and Context

Recorded inception include April 1, 1889^[34] and January 1601^[35]. Sendai Castle is named after Sendai^[36].

Cultural Significance

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

Why It Matters

Sendai has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Sendai is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

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