Mito
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Summary
Mito is a special city of Japan[1]. Mito draws 3,189 Wikipedia views per month (special city of japan category, ranking #16 of 33).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ibaraki Prefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Naka River[5], Hinuma River[6], Kashima Sea[7]
- Head of government: Yasushi Takahashi[8]
- Instance of: prefectural capital of Japan[9], big city[10], core city of Japan[11], city of Japan[12]
- Shares border with: Hitachinaka[13], Kasama[14], Naka[15], Shirosato[16], Ōarai-machi[17], Ibaraki[18]
- Anthem: 水戸市歌[19]
- Named after: water[20], gate[21]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Kasaharachō[22], Tokiwachō[23], Watarichō[24]
- Twinned administrative body: Anaheim[25], Takamatsu[26], Chongqing[27], Hikone[28], Tsuruga[29]
- Legislative body: 水戸市議会[30]
- Location: 茨城県県央地域[31], Mito metropolitan area[32], Greater Tokyo Area[33]
- Postal code: 310-8610[34]
- Commons category: Mito, Ibaraki[35]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[36]
- Local dialing code: 29[37]
- Inception: April 1, 1889[38]
- Located in/on physical feature: Kantō Plain[39]
- Mascot: Mito-chan[40]
- Official website: https://www.city.mito.lg.jp/[41]
- Foods traditionally associated: Mito Natto[42]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mito, Ibaraki[43]
- Population: 268,750[44], 262,603[45], 270,445[46], 270,823[47], 270,783[48]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Mito[49]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[50]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Mito include Suigun Line[51], a railway line[52], in Japan[53], founded in 1897[54]; Mito branch[55], a cadet branch[56], in Japan[57], headquartered in Mito Castle[58]; and Mito Station[59], a railway station[60], in Japan[61], founded in 1889[62].
Why It Matters
Mito has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] Mito is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Entities named for Mito include Suigun Line[51], a railway line[52], in Japan[53], founded in 1897[54]; Mito branch[55], a cadet branch[56], in Japan[57], headquartered in Mito Castle[58]; and Mito Station[59], a railway station[60], in Japan[61], founded in 1889[62].