Kashima
city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Kashima is a city of Japan[1]. Kashima ranks in the top 3% of city of japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,050 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ibaraki Prefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[5], Lake Kasumigaura[6], Port of Kashima[7], Kashima Sea[8]
- Shares border with: Itako[9], Kamisu[10], Namegata[11], Hokota[12]
- Named after: Cervidae[13], island[14]
- Twinned administrative body: Seogwipo[15], Yancheng[16]
- Location: Rokkō[17], Greater Tokyo Area[18], Kamisu metropolitan area[19], 鹿島臨海工業地帯[20]
- Commons category: Kashima, Ibaraki[21]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[22]
- Inception: April 1, 1889[23], September 1, 1995[24]
- Located in/on physical feature: Kantō region[25]
- Official website: https://www.city.kashima.ibaraki.jp/[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kashima, Ibaraki[27]
- Population: 67,001[28], 67,879[29], 66,093[30]
- Replaces: Takamatsu[31], Toyotsu[32], Toyosato[33], Namino[34], Ōno[35]
- Official name: 鹿嶋市[36]
- Legal form: ordinary local public entity[37]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Kashima, Ibaraki[38]
- Native label: 鹿嶋市[39]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Kashima, Ibaraki[40]
- Name in kana: かしまし[41]
- Different from: Kashima[42]
- Area: 106.02 km²[43]
- Official symbol: Pinus[44], Rosa rugosa[45], Green Pheasant[46]
- Associated electoral district: Ibaraki 2nd district[47]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Kashima include 6489 Golevka[48], a potentially hazardous asteroid[49].
Why It Matters
Kashima has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Kashima is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Entities named for Kashima include 6489 Golevka[48], a potentially hazardous asteroid[49].