Himeji
city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Himeji is a core city of Japan[1]. Himeji draws 5,103 Wikipedia views per month (core city of japan category, ranking #22 of 47).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: League of Historical Cities[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Hyōgo Prefecture[4]
- Country: Japan[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Harima Sea[6], Senba River[7], Noda River[8]
- Head of government: Hideyasu Kiyomoto[9]
- Continent: Asia[10]
- Instance of: city of Japan[11], big city[12], city for international conferences and tourism[13]
- Shares border with: Kakogawa[14], Takasago[15], Kasai[16], Tatsuno[17], Shisō-shi[18], Taishi[19], Fukusaki[20], Kamikawa[21], Ichikawa[22]
- Anthem: Himeji Shika[23]
- Twinned administrative body: Charleroi[24], Curitiba[25], Tottori[26], Matsumoto[27], Phoenix[28], Adelaide[29], Taiyuan[30], Changwon[31], Toyota[32]
- Legislative body: 姫路市議会[33]
- Location: Himeji metropolitan area[34], Harima Province[35]
- Postal code: 670-8501[36]
- Commons category: Himeji, Hyogo[37]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[38]
- Local dialing code: 0792[39]
- Inception: April 1, 1889[40], March 1, 1946[41], 1580[42]
- Located in/on physical feature: Harima Plain[43]
- Mascot: Shiromaruhime[44]
- Official website: https://www.city.himeji.lg.jp/[45]
- Foods traditionally associated: Himeji ramen[46], chanpon-yaki[47]
- Topic's main category: Category:Himeji, Hyōgo[48]
- Commons gallery: 姫路市[49]
- Applies to jurisdiction: 中播磨県民センター[50]
- Population: 527,596[51], 535,945[52], 535,664[53], 536,270[54]
Why It Matters
Himeji has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] Himeji is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]