Uji
city in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Uji is a city of Japan[1]. Uji ranks in the top 3% of city of japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,995 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kyoto Prefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Head of government: Atsuko Matsumura[5]
- Instance of: big city[6]
- Shares border with: Kyoto[7], Jōyō-shi[8], Ujitawara[9], Kumiyama[10], Otsu[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Kamloops[12]
- Legislative body: 宇治市議会[13]
- Commons category: Uji, Kyoto[14]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[15], Japan Standard Time[16]
- Inception: March 1, 1951[17]
- Located in/on physical feature: Kyoto Basin[18]
- Official website: https://www.city.uji.kyoto.jp/[19]
- Foods traditionally associated: Uji tea[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Uji, Kyoto[21]
- Commons gallery: 宇治市[22]
- Population: 179,626[23], 184,678[24], 189,609[25]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Uji[26]
- Replaces: Uji[27], Makishima[28], Ogura[29], Ōkubo[30], Higashiuji[31]
- Legal form: ordinary local public entity[32]
- Native label: 宇治市[33]
- Name in kana: うじし[34]
- Different from: Uji[35]
- Elevation above sea level: 51 m[36]
- Area: 67.550 km²[37]
- Official symbol: Camellia sinensis[38], Acer palmatum[39], Kerria japonica[40], Common Kingfisher[41]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Uji include Uji tea[42], a Regional Collective Trademark[43], in Japan[44].
Why It Matters
Uji has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Uji is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Entities named for Uji include Uji tea[42], a Regional Collective Trademark[43], in Japan[44].