Takayama
city in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Takayama is a city of Japan[1]. Takayama ranks in the top 0.29% of city of japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,717 views/month, #2 of 691).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: 100 Landscapes of Heisei[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Gifu Prefecture[4]
- Country: Japan[5]
- Head of government: Michihiro Kunishima[6]
- Shares border with: Hida[7], Gujō-shi[8], Gero[9], Shirakawa[10], Ōmachi-shi[11], Matsumoto[12], Kiso[13], Toyama[14], Hakusan[15], Ōno-shi[16]
- Twinned administrative body: Denver[17], Matsumoto[18], Kaminoyama[19], Kunming[20]
- Commons category: Takayama, Gifu[21]
- Archives at: Takayama City Archives Museum[22]
- Inception: November 1, 1936[23]
- Highest point: Hotaka Mountains[24]
- Coordinate location: 36.146027777777775, 137.25216666666665[25]
- Located in/on physical feature: Takayama Basin[26]
- Significant event: Takayama Festival[27]
- Official website: https://www.city.takayama.lg.jp/[28]
- Foods traditionally associated: hōba miso[29], Midarashi dango[30], Hidabeni[31], Takayama ramen[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Takayama, Gifu[33]
- Population: 85,199[34], 89,182[35], 92,747[36]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Takayama[37]
- Replaces: Takayama[38], Ōnada[39], Hozue[40], Ōhachiga[41], Nyūkawa[42], Kiyomi[43], Shōkawa[44], Miya[45], Kuguno[46], Asahi[47], Takane[48], Kokufu[49], Kamitakara[50]
- Contains settlement: Sanmachi[51]
- Legal form: ordinary local public entity[52]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Takayama[53]
- Native label: 高山市[54]
- Name in kana: たかやまし[55]
- Elevation above sea level: 573[56]
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Physical Characteristics
Takayama covers an area of 2177.67[57].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Takayama include 14901 Hidatakayama[58], an asteroid[59].
Why It Matters
Takayama has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Takayama is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for Takayama include 14901 Hidatakayama[58], an asteroid[59].
FAQs
What awards did Takayama receive?
Honors received include 100 Landscapes of Heisei[3].