Ichikawa

Summary

Ichikawa is a city of Japan^[1]. Ichikawa ranks in the top 2% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,871 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ichikawa is located in Chiba Prefecture^[3].
• Ichikawa is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Ichikawa is on the body of water Tokyo Bay^[5].
• Ichikawa is on the body of water Edo River^[6].
• Ichikawa is on the body of water Kyū-Edo River^[7].
• Ichikawa's head of government is recorded as Hiroshi Ōkubo^[8].
• Ichikawa is on the continent of Asia^[9].
• Ichikawa's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[10].
• Ichikawa's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Ichikawa's instance of is recorded as educational town^[12].
• Ichikawa's shares border with is recorded as Urayasu^[13].
• Ichikawa's shares border with is recorded as Funabashi^[14].
• Ichikawa's shares border with is recorded as Matsudo^[15].
• Ichikawa's shares border with is recorded as Kamagaya^[16].
• Ichikawa's shares border with is recorded as Edogawa^[17].
• Ichikawa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Medan^[18].
• Ichikawa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Issy-les-Moulineaux^[19].
• Ichikawa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gardena^[20].
• Ichikawa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Leshan^[21].
• Ichikawa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rosenheim^[22].
• Ichikawa took place at Greater Tokyo Area^[23].
• The location of Ichikawa was Tokatsu area^[24].
• Ichikawa's Commons category is recorded as Ichikawa, Chiba^[25].
• Ichikawa's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[26].
• Ichikawa's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[27].

Body

Geography

Ichikawa is in the country of Japan^[4]. Ichikawa is located in Chiba Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Tokyo Bay^[5], a bay^[28], in Japan^[29]; Edo River^[6], a river^[30], in Japan^[31]; and Kyū-Edo River^[7], a river^[32], in Japan^[33]. Ichikawa is on the continent of Asia^[9].

Physical Characteristics

Ichikawa covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+57.45'}^[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+495768'}^[35], {'amount': '+481732'}^[36], {'amount': '+473919'}^[37], {'amount': '+261000'}^[38], {'amount': '+398000'}^[39], and {'amount': '+474200'}^[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Japan^[10], big city^[11], and educational town^[12].

History and Context

November 3, 1934 marks the founding of Ichikawa^[41].

Why It Matters

Ichikawa ranks in the top 2% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,871 views/month).^[2] Ichikawa has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] Ichikawa is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]