Uji

Summary

Uji is a city of Japan^[1]. Uji ranks in the top 3% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (160 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Uji is located in Kyoto Prefecture^[3].
• Uji is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Uji's head of government is recorded as Atsuko Matsumura^[5].
• Uji's image is recorded as Byodoin Phoenix Hall Uji 2009.jpg^[6].
• Uji's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[7].
• Uji's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Uji's flag image is recorded as Flag of Uji, Kyoto.svg^[9].
• Uji's shares border with is recorded as Kyoto^[10].
• Uji's shares border with is recorded as Jōyō-shi^[11].
• Uji's shares border with is recorded as Ujitawara^[12].
• Uji's shares border with is recorded as Kumiyama^[13].
• Uji's shares border with is recorded as Otsu^[14].
• Uji's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Uji, Kyoto.svg^[15].
• Uji's seal image is recorded as Emblem of Uji, Kyoto.svg^[16].
• Uji's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kamloops^[17].
• Uji's legislative body is recorded as Q65260729^[18].
• Uji's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 124331428^[19].
• Uji's GND ID is recorded as 7672947-3^[20].
• Uji's locator map image is recorded as Uji in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg^[21].
• Uji's locator map image is recorded as Uji in Kyoto-fu.png^[22].
• Uji's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80060534^[23].
• Uji's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00308214^[24].
• Uji's Commons category is recorded as Uji, Kyoto^[25].
• Uji's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 358602^[26].
• Uji's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[27].

Body

Geography

Uji is in the country of Japan^[4]. Uji is located in Kyoto Prefecture^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Uji's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+67.550'}^[28]. Uji's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+51'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+179626'}^[30], {'amount': '+184678'}^[31], and {'amount': '+189609'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Japan^[7] and big city^[8].

History and Context

+1951-03-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Uji^[33].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Uji include Uji tea^[34], a Regional Collective Trademark^[35], in Japan^[36].

Why It Matters

Uji ranks in the top 3% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (160 views/month).^[2] Uji has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Uji is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Uji include Uji tea^[34], a Regional Collective Trademark^[35], in Japan^[36].