Kanagawa Prefecture

Summary

Kanagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of prefecture_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,080 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kanagawa Prefecture is located in Japan^[3].
• Kanagawa Prefecture is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's head of government is recorded as Yūji Kuroiwa^[5].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's instance of is recorded as prefecture of Japan^[6].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's capital is recorded as Yokohama^[7].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Tokyo^[8].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Shizuoka Prefecture^[9].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Yamanashi Prefecture^[10].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's anthem is recorded as Hikari Aratani^[11].
• Kanagawa-fu is named after Kanagawa Prefecture^[12].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yokohama^[13].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kawasaki^[14].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sagamihara^[15].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Atsugi^[16].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yamato^[17].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ebina^[18].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Zama^[19].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ayase^[20].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Aiko district^[21].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yokosuka^[22].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kamakura^[23].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Zushi^[24].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Miura^[25].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Miura district^[26].
• Kanagawa Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fujisawa^[27].

Body

Founding

April 11, 1868 marks the founding of Kanagawa Prefecture^[28].

Operations

Kanagawa Prefecture's headquarters location is recorded as Kanagawa Prefectural offices^[29]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Q101251344^[30].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Kanagawa Prefecture include 17683 Kanagawa^[31], an asteroid^[32].

Why It Matters

Kanagawa Prefecture ranks in the top 4% of prefecture_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,080 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for it include 17683 Kanagawa^[31], an asteroid^[32].