Utsunomiya

Summary

Utsunomiya is a core city of Japan^[1]. Utsunomiya draws 278 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #20 of 47).^[2]

Key Facts

• Utsunomiya is located in Tochigi Prefecture^[3].
• Utsunomiya is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Utsunomiya is on the body of water Kinu-gawa River^[5].
• Utsunomiya is on the body of water Tagawa River^[6].
• Utsunomiya is on the body of water Kama River^[7].
• Utsunomiya is on the body of water Sugata River^[8].
• Utsunomiya is on the body of water Shinkawa River^[9].
• Utsunomiya's head of government is recorded as Eiichi Sato^[10].
• Utsunomiya's image is recorded as Tochigi-Prefectural-Road Route196 Utsunomiya-STA West.jpg^[11].
• Utsunomiya's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[12].
• Utsunomiya's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan^[13].
• Utsunomiya's instance of is recorded as big city^[14].
• Utsunomiya's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[15].
• Utsunomiya's flag image is recorded as Flag of Utsunomiya, Tochigi.svg^[16].
• Utsunomiya's shares border with is recorded as Nikkō-shi^[17].
• Utsunomiya's shares border with is recorded as Kanuma^[18].
• Utsunomiya's shares border with is recorded as Shimotsuke^[19].
• Utsunomiya's shares border with is recorded as Mooka^[20].
• Utsunomiya's shares border with is recorded as Sakura^[21].
• Utsunomiya's shares border with is recorded as Mibu^[22].
• Utsunomiya's shares border with is recorded as Kaminokawa^[23].
• Utsunomiya's shares border with is recorded as Haga^[24].
• Utsunomiya's shares border with is recorded as Takanezawa^[25].
• Utsunomiya's shares border with is recorded as Shioya^[26].
• Utsunomiya's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Utsunomiya, Tochigi.svg^[27].

Body

Geography

Utsunomiya is in the country of Japan^[4]. Utsunomiya is located in Tochigi Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Kinu-gawa River^[5], a river^[28], in Japan^[29]; Tagawa River^[6], a river^[30], in Japan^[31]; Kama River^[7], a river^[32], in Japan^[33]; Sugata River^[8], a river^[34], in Japan^[35]; and Shinkawa River^[9], a river^[36], in Japan^[37]. Utsunomiya's part of is recorded as Utsunomiya metropolitan area^[38].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+518197'}^[39], {'amount': '+510416'}^[40], {'amount': '+518594'}^[41], and {'amount': '+511739'}^[42].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include core city of Japan^[12], prefectural capital of Japan^[13], big city^[14], and city of Japan^[15].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1889-04-01T00:00:00Z^[43] and +1896-04-01T00:00:00Z^[44]. Utsunomiya Futarayama Shrine is named after Utsunomiya^[45].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Utsunomiya include Utsunomiya Line^[46], a train service^[47], in Japan^[48], founded in 1883^[49] and Utsunomiya Station^[50], a railway station^[51], in Japan^[52], founded in 1885^[53].

Why It Matters

Utsunomiya draws 278 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #20 of 47).^[2] Utsunomiya has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] Utsunomiya is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

Entities named for Utsunomiya include Utsunomiya Line^[46], a train service^[47], in Japan^[48], founded in 1883^[49] and Utsunomiya Station^[50], a railway station^[51], in Japan^[52], founded in 1885^[53].