Odawara

Summary

Odawara is a special city of Japan^[1]. Odawara draws 432 Wikipedia views per month (special_city_of_japan category, ranking #10 of 33).^[2]

Key Facts

• Odawara is located in Kanagawa Prefecture^[3].
• Odawara is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Odawara is on the body of water Sagami Bay^[5].
• Odawara is on the body of water Sakawa River^[6].
• Odawara's instance of is recorded as special city of Japan^[7].
• Odawara's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Odawara's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[9].
• Odawara's shares border with is recorded as Minamiashigara^[10].
• Odawara's shares border with is recorded as Ninomiya^[11].
• Odawara's shares border with is recorded as Oi^[12].
• Odawara's shares border with is recorded as Kaisei^[13].
• Odawara's shares border with is recorded as Nakai^[14].
• Odawara's shares border with is recorded as Hakone^[15].
• Odawara's shares border with is recorded as Manazuru^[16].
• Odawara's shares border with is recorded as Yugawara^[17].
• Odawara's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nikkō-shi^[18].
• Odawara's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hachiōji-shi^[19].
• Odawara's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yorii^[20].
• Odawara's legislative body is recorded as Q28684266^[21].
• Odawara's Commons category is recorded as Odawara, Kanagawa^[22].
• Odawara's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[23].
• December 20, 1940 marks the founding of Odawara^[24].
• Odawara's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.26461111111111, 'lon': 139.15222222222224}^[25].
• Odawara's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Ashigara Plain^[26].
• Odawara's official website is recorded as https://www.city.odawara.kanagawa.jp/^[27].

Body

Geography

Odawara is in the country of Japan^[4]. Odawara is located in Kanagawa Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Sagami Bay^[5], a bay^[28], in Japan^[29] and Sakawa River^[6], a river^[30], in Japan^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Odawara covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+113.60'}^[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+189038'}^[33], {'amount': '+194086'}^[34], and {'amount': '+198327'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include special city of Japan^[7], big city^[8], and city of Japan^[9].

History and Context

December 20, 1940 marks the founding of Odawara^[24].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Odawara include Odawara Station^[36], a railway station^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 1920^[39] and Odakyu Electric Railway^[40], a major railway company^[41], in Japan^[42], founded in 1923^[43], headquartered in Nishi-Shinjuku^[44].

Why It Matters

Odawara draws 432 Wikipedia views per month (special_city_of_japan category, ranking #10 of 33).^[2] Odawara has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45]

Entities named for Odawara include Odawara Station^[36], a railway station^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 1920^[39] and Odakyu Electric Railway^[40], a major railway company^[41], in Japan^[42], founded in 1923^[43], headquartered in Nishi-Shinjuku^[44].