Utsunomiya
capital city of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Utsunomiya is a core city of Japan[1]. Utsunomiya draws 5,018 Wikipedia views per month (core city of japan category, ranking #20 of 47).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tochigi Prefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Kinu-gawa River[5], Tagawa River[6], Kama River[7], Sugata River[8], Shinkawa River[9]
- Head of government: Eiichi Sato[10]
- Instance of: prefectural capital of Japan[11], big city[12], city of Japan[13]
- Shares border with: Nikkō-shi[14], Kanuma[15], Shimotsuke[16], Mooka[17], Sakura[18], Mibu[19], Kaminokawa[20], Haga[21], Takanezawa[22], Shioya[23]
- Named after: Utsunomiya Futarayama Shrine[24]
- Twinned administrative body: Auckland[25], Pietrasanta[26], Orléans[27], Tulsa[28], Qiqihar[29]
- Legislative body: 宇都宮市議会[30]
- Postal code: 320-0001–329-1116[31], 320-8540[32]
- Part of: Utsunomiya metropolitan area[33]
- Commons category: Utsunomiya, Tochigi[34]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[35]
- Local dialing code: 28[36]
- Inception: April 1, 1889[37], April 1, 1896[38]
- Highest point: 古賀志山[39]
- Located in/on physical feature: Kantō Plain[40]
- Pseudonym: 雷都[41]
- Day in year for periodic occurrence: April 1[42]
- Official website: https://www.city.utsunomiya.lg.jp/[43]
- Topic's main category: Category:Utsunomiya[44]
- Population: 518,197[45], 510,416[46], 518,594[47], 511,739[48]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Utsunomiya[49]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[50], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[51]
- Replaces: Sugatagawa[52], Shiroyama[53], Hiraishi[54], Toyosato[55], Yokokawa[56], Kunimoto[57]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Utsunomiya include Utsunomiya Line[58], a train service[59], in Japan[60], founded in 1883[61] and Utsunomiya Station[62], a railway station[63], in Japan[64], founded in 1885[65].
Why It Matters
Utsunomiya has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] Utsunomiya is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
Entities named for Utsunomiya include Utsunomiya Line[58], a train service[59], in Japan[60], founded in 1883[61] and Utsunomiya Station[62], a railway station[63], in Japan[64], founded in 1885[65].