Tsukuba

Summary

Tsukuba is a special city of Japan^[1]. Tsukuba draws 184 Wikipedia views per month (special_city_of_japan category, ranking #7 of 33).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tsukuba is located in Ibaraki Prefecture^[3].
• Tsukuba is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Tsukuba is on the body of water Kokai River^[5].
• Tsukuba is on the body of water Sakura River^[6].
• Tsukuba is on the body of water Yata River^[7].
• Tsukuba is on the body of water Hanamuro River^[8].
• Tsukuba is on the body of water Ono River^[9].
• Tsukuba's instance of is recorded as special city of Japan^[10].
• Tsukuba's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Tsukuba's instance of is recorded as college town^[12].
• Tsukuba's instance of is recorded as city for international conferences and tourism^[13].
• Tsukuba's shares border with is recorded as Tsukubamirai^[14].
• Tsukuba's shares border with is recorded as Jōsō-shi^[15].
• Tsukuba's shares border with is recorded as Shimotsuma^[16].
• Tsukuba's shares border with is recorded as Chikusei^[17].
• Tsukuba's shares border with is recorded as Sakuragawa^[18].
• Tsukuba's shares border with is recorded as Ishioka^[19].
• Tsukuba's shares border with is recorded as Tsuchiura^[20].
• Tsukuba's shares border with is recorded as Ushiku^[21].
• Tsukuba's shares border with is recorded as Ryūgasaki-shi^[22].
• Mount Tsukuba is named after Tsukuba^[23].
• Tsukuba's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shenzhen^[24].
• Tsukuba's twinned administrative body is recorded as Irvine^[25].
• Tsukuba's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cambridge^[26].
• Tsukuba's twinned administrative body is recorded as Milpitas^[27].

Body

Geography

Tsukuba is in the country of Japan^[4]. Tsukuba is located in Ibaraki Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Kokai River^[5], a river^[28], in Japan^[29]; Sakura River^[6], a river^[30], in Japan^[31]; Yata River^[7], a river^[32], in Japan^[33]; Hanamuro River^[8], a river^[34], in Japan^[35]; and Ono River^[9], a river^[36], in Japan^[37].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+217315'}^[38], {'amount': '+246647'}^[39], {'amount': '+227029'}^[40], {'amount': '+214590'}^[41], and {'amount': '+226963'}^[42].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include special city of Japan^[10], big city^[11], college town^[12], and city for international conferences and tourism^[13].

History and Context

November 30, 1987 marks the founding of Tsukuba^[43]. Mount Tsukuba is named after Tsukuba^[23].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Tsukuba include Tsukuba Circuit^[44], a motorsport racing track^[45], in Japan^[46] and 7788 Tsukuba^[47], an asteroid^[48].

Why It Matters

Tsukuba draws 184 Wikipedia views per month (special_city_of_japan category, ranking #7 of 33).^[2] Tsukuba has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] Tsukuba is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Entities named for Tsukuba include Tsukuba Circuit^[44], a motorsport racing track^[45], in Japan^[46] and 7788 Tsukuba^[47], an asteroid^[48].