Mito

Summary

Mito is a special city of Japan^[1]. Mito draws 86 Wikipedia views per month (special_city_of_japan category, ranking #16 of 33).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mito is located in Ibaraki Prefecture^[3].
• Mito is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Mito is on the body of water Naka River^[5].
• Mito is on the body of water Hinuma River^[6].
• Mito is on the body of water Kashima Sea^[7].
• Mito's head of government is recorded as Yasushi Takahashi^[8].
• Mito's image is recorded as Kairaku-en, Ibaraki 24.jpg^[9].
• Mito's instance of is recorded as special city of Japan^[10].
• Mito's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan^[11].
• Mito's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Mito's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[13].
• Mito's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[14].
• Mito's flag image is recorded as Flag of Mito, Ibaraki.svg^[15].
• Mito's shares border with is recorded as Hitachinaka^[16].
• Mito's shares border with is recorded as Kasama^[17].
• Mito's shares border with is recorded as Naka^[18].
• Mito's shares border with is recorded as Shirosato^[19].
• Mito's shares border with is recorded as Ōarai-machi^[20].
• Mito's shares border with is recorded as Ibaraki^[21].
• Mito's anthem is recorded as Q118040176^[22].
• Mito's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Mito, Ibaraki.svg^[23].
• water is named after Mito^[24].
• gate is named after Mito^[25].
• Mito's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kasaharachō^[26].
• Mito's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tokiwachō^[27].

Body

Geography

Mito is in the country of Japan^[4]. Mito is located in Ibaraki Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Naka River^[5], a river^[28], in Japan^[29]; Hinuma River^[6], a river^[30], in Japan^[31]; and Kashima Sea^[7], a nada^[32], in Japan^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+268750'}^[34], {'amount': '+262603'}^[35], {'amount': '+270445'}^[36], {'amount': '+270823'}^[37], and {'amount': '+270783'}^[38].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include special city of Japan^[10], prefectural capital of Japan^[11], big city^[12], core city of Japan^[13], and city of Japan^[14].

History and Context

+1889-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Mito^[39]. Things named after include water^[24], a type of chemical entity^[40] and gate^[25].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Mito include Suigun Line^[41], a railway line^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 1897^[44]; Mito Station^[45], a railway station^[46], in Japan^[47], founded in 1889^[48]; and Mito branch^[49], a cadet branch^[50], in Japan^[51], headquartered in Mito Castle^[52].

Why It Matters

Mito draws 86 Wikipedia views per month (special_city_of_japan category, ranking #16 of 33).^[2] Mito has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] Mito is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

Entities named for Mito include Suigun Line^[41], a railway line^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 1897^[44]; Mito Station^[45], a railway station^[46], in Japan^[47], founded in 1889^[48]; and Mito branch^[49], a cadet branch^[50], in Japan^[51], headquartered in Mito Castle^[52].