Morioka
city in Iwate Prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Morioka is a city of Japan[1]. Morioka ranks in the top 1% of city of japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,066 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Iwate Prefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Kitakami River[5], Shizukuishi River[6], Nakatsu River[7]
- Head of government: Hiroaki Tanifuji[8]
- Continent: Asia[9]
- Instance of: core city of Japan[10], prefectural capital of Japan[11], big city[12], inland city[13], city for international conferences and tourism[14], city with public health center[15]
- Shares border with: Hanamaki[16], Hachimantai[17], Miyako[18], Takizawa[19], Shiwa[20], Shizukuishi[21], Iwaizumi[22], Yahaba[23], Iwate[24], Kuzumaki[25]
- Named after: hill[26]
- Twinned administrative body: Victoria[27], Bunkyō-ku[28]
- Postal code: 020-8530[29]
- Commons category: Morioka, Iwate[30]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[31], Japan Standard Time[32]
- Inception: April 1, 1889[33]
- Located in/on physical feature: Kitakami Basin[34]
- Pseudonym: 盛府[35], 杜陵[36], 杜稜[37]
- Official website: https://www.city.morioka.iwate.jp/[38]
- Foods traditionally associated: Three Great Noodles of Morioka[39]
- Topic's main category: Category:Morioka, Iwate[40]
- Commons gallery: 盛岡市[41]
- Population: 300,549[42], 290,553[43], 297,631[44], 298,348[45]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Morioka[46]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[47]
- Replaces: Kuriyagawa[48], Yonai[49], Asagishi[50], Nakano[51], Motomiya[52], Yanagawa[53], Tamayama[54], Takizawa[55], Ōta[56], Shizukuishi[57], Tonan[58]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Morioka include Morioka Station[59], a railway station[60], in Japan[61], founded in 1890[62].
Why It Matters
Morioka has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] Morioka is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Entities named for Morioka include Morioka Station[59], a railway station[60], in Japan[61], founded in 1890[62].