Tochigi(Tochigi Ken,British: Tochigi Prefecture) IsJapan OfKanto regionに 位置 す るPrefecture.Prefectural office location TheUtsunomiya City.

In the northern part of the prefectureNikko National ParkThere are tourist spots and resort townssunlight,NasuIs known.

Overview

Kanto regionIt is a prefecture located in the north and has a population of about 192.3 million (as of 2021).No coastline at the boundaryInland prefectureIs. The regional division of the prefecture is mostly in the central part of the prefecture.Utsunomiya City-Kanuma City-MokaFrom the southern part of the prefectureOyama City,Tochigi City, Southwestern part of the prefectureRyomo LineAlong the lineSano City-AshikagaTo the south of Ibaraki and Gunma prefectures, which have a deep connection with both prefectures.Nasuno gaharaSpread toNasushiobaraAnd sightseeing spotsNasu TownOccupy the northwestern part of the prefectureNikkoIt is classified into the prefecture north centered at.

Terrain runs from north to northwestOu Mountains,Nikko mountain range,Ashio MountainsThere are a number of steep mountains with an altitude of 1500m-2500m. Flowing out of these mountainsKinugawa,Nakagawa,Watarase RiverEtc.Kanto PlainForming the northern end of theNasuno gaharaThe townscape north of the prefecture spreads.

Utsunomiya City is located almost in the center of the prefecture's soil, with a population of about 4, which is a quarter of the prefecture. As cities with a population of 1 or more, there are Oyama, Tochigi, Ashikaga, and Sano in the south of the prefecture, and Nasushiobara in the north of the prefecture. In addition, Kanuma, Moka, Otawara, and Yaita are the administrative centers of the region.

The industries are well balanced with agriculture, industry, commerce and tourism.

Agriculture:The plains are ricewheatPlateaus such as NasunogaharaNasu plateau)ButdairyGround,LivestockBesides being a groundStrawberry,KanpyoSpecial products such as are also produced.

IndustrialIt is,Tohoku Expressway-National Route 4とNorth Kanto Expressway-National Route 50In the area centered onNorth Kanto Industrial Area,as well as,Kanto Inland Industrial Area(In the case of this prefecture, it applies to both definitions) spread,Second World WarIn Utsunomiya City, where the munitions industry is concentrated, the machinery industry, metal industry, food and beverage industryKamimikawa Town,Haga TownThen.AutomobileRelated industries (Nissan Motorsystem,Honda Motor Co., Ltd.System), but in Nasushiobara city, Otawara cityタ イ ヤManufacturingPrecision machineryIndustrial(Medical equipment,Photo lensManufacturing) has been developed. In the south of the prefecture, small and medium-sized factories such as food/beverage industry, machinery industry, production of Mashiko ware, machinery and automobile parts are widely located, and the textile industry is traditionally prosperous (Yuki Tsumugi,Ashikaga Meisen).

CommercialIn Utsunomiya CityRetail tradeHas developed, and in other industrial areasWholesale tradeIs also popular.

tourismIt is,sunlight-KinugawaArea orNasu-ShiobaraIt is thriving in the area.Nikko cityKinugawa Onsen,Kawasa Onsen,Yunishigawa Onsen,Nikko Yumoto Onsen, Nasu Town, Nasushiobara CityNasu hot spring village,Shiobara Hot SpringsEtc.Asuka Period,Nara periodA famous hot spring with a long history.Toshogu-Nikko Futarayama Shrine-Rinnoji TempleComprised of two shrines and one templeworld Heritage,Nikko shrine.Iroha slopeToKegon Falls,Lake Chuzenji,SenjogaharaScenic, etc.OkunikkoScenic spot.Rich in natureVilla area-pasture・ The hot spring area spreads,Nasu mountain,Slaughter stone,Royal family OfImperial residenceAnd so onNasu plateau..These areasNikko National ParkIt is located in a designated area in the area, and measures such as nature conservation are being taken. In part of Nikko cityOze National ParkThere are also areas designated by.

Name

Meiji EraThere was a fluctuation in the notation of "Tochigi". "Tochi" is "SwordIt is thought that "(lì)" was simplified, and there was a notation of "Satsuki". Also,1871/ OfAbandoned DomainAfter is an example where the notation of "Masiki" is used^[1]There was, but "WoodWas mainly used^[2][3].. Straw "ten" is an example of making the lower side "power"^[4]There was also.1881/From around (Meiji 14), the notation of "Tochigi" can be seen, but "Men" is the main one in "厂" according to "Kaku".^[5].. The example of making the lower side "force" in the "ten thousand" part of "厂"^[6]And an example of making with "丂"^[7]There was also. The character that created the first stroke of "Ku" from the right was bornShowaAfter the middle period. In addition,ChineseAlthough there are some examples of using "櫪" or "枥" in the document, it is a letter that mainly means a manger, which is an error.

Geography

• Japan,Kanto region,Capital Area
• Adjacent prefectures: Fukushima - Ibaraki - Gunma - Saitama

Together with Ibaraki and Gunma prefecturesNorth KantoMake up.

With a population of approximately 192 million, it is the 19th largest in the country (as a prefecture with a population close to this prefecture,GifuAbout 197 million, Gunma prefecture about 192 million, Fukushima prefecture about 181 million,OkayamaAbout 187 million people can be mentioned). Area is 6,408.28km²No. 20 in Japan (largest area in Kanto region), east-west about 84km・About 98km north and south. Prefectural officeUtsunomiya CityIs about 100km from Tokyo,JRTohoku ShinkansenIt is in the position of about a little over 50 minutes,Core cityHas been designated.

Topographically easternYamizo Mountains, From north to westNasuMountain rangeMt. Takayama・Nikko Mountain Range・Mt. Taishakuzan)・Ashio MountainsIn the mountainous area and in the central part of the prefectureNakagawa-Kinugawa-Watarase RiverIt is roughly divided into three areas in the coastal plain area.

The Yamizo Mountains in the eastern area has an altitude of 600-1,000.m OfAbukuma HighlandsThe comparatively gentle mountain ranges following

The mountainous region from the north to the westNikko National Park,Oze National Park(Mt. Taishakuzan,Mt. Tashiroyama MarshIt has been designated as asunlight-Kinugawa-Kawaji-Shiobara-NasuThere are tourist destinations such as. In the northOu Mountains(Nasu volcanic belt)NasuMountain rangeplateau-Male body-Nikko ShiraneyamaEtc.VolcanoThere is. In the steep mountainous areas such as Nikko Mountains, mountain ranges with an altitude of 2,000 m or more form the northern limit of the Kanto region, and are dotted with waterfalls and lakes. It is also the source of various rivers, the Kinugawa flowing through the central part and the Watarasegawa flowing along the prefectural border with Gunma Prefecture.Tone RiverThe Nakagawa turns east from the Yamizo area and enters Ibaraki prefecture.The Pacific OceanIs pouring into.

Most of the southern and eastern regionsKanto PlainAt one end ofCapital AreaUrbanization is advancing as a corner.

Gunma prefecture and Ibaraki prefecture,FukushimaWhile there are prefecture cities and towns that have deep ties with neighboring local governments,Watarase ReservoirByEnclaveTochigi CityFujioka Town ShimonomiyaOnly the district can be reached by motorway.In fact, if you enter Saitama prefecture by car or train, you have to go through Gunma prefecture or Ibaraki prefecture.The main trunk line connecting Tochigi and Saitama prefecturesNational Route 4,Tohoku Main Line,Tohoku ShinkansenIs Ibaraki prefectureTohoku Expressway,Tobu Isesaki Line,Tobu NikkoEnters Saitama prefecture via Gunma prefecture.

This area is rare in Japan,Tochigi prefecture, Gunma prefecture, Saitama prefecture fieldsThere is a signboard inside^[8].

terrain

The central and southern regionsKanto PlainLocated in the north-north ofWatarase RiverとOgawa,Tone River,AlsoTagawaとKinugawaThere are confluence points of each, Ibaraki prefecture, Gunma prefecture,SaitamaBoundary with^[8]..On the other hand, in the northwestern part of the prefectureOu MountainsIt is located at the southern end of the mountain and is a mountainous area.The northeast is low mountainsNakagawaLongitudinallyDissectionHas advancedYamizo MountainsTogether with it, it forms the border of Ibaraki prefecture.NorthwestKanto regionIt is one of the most mountainous areas, with mountain ranges over 2,000 meters above sea level continuing in Gunma prefecture andFukushimaIt forms the boundary with. EspeciallyNikko mountain rangeHas several steep independent peaks with an altitude of 2,300 meters or more, and can be distant from the southern Kanto region when the air is clear. Located near the northern contact point of this Nikko mountain range and the Yamizo mountainsNasu mountainIs the northernmost tip of Kanto,FukushimaForm a border with.

平野

• Kanto Plain
  • Nasuno gahara(Fan）

Plateau/hill

• Utsunomiya Hills
• Shiona Hills

Mountain

• Ou Mountains(Nasu volcanic belt）
  • Nasu mountain(Nasu Mountain Range)
• • Osahi Mountains -Osahiyama, Mt. Hiruga
  • Mt. Takayama -Mt.
  • Shioya Mountains
  • Mt. Taishakuzan - Mt. Taishakuzan,Mt. Tashiroyama
• Yamizo Mountains
  • Yamizoyama
• Nikko mountain range(Nikko Volcano Group)
  • Mt. Nantaisan
  • Daimanakoyama
  • Mt.
  • Mt. Taishakuzan
  • Mt. Nyohouzan
  • Akamine
  • Mt. Tarousan
  • Shirane mountain
• Ashio Mountains
  • Mt. Sukaisan
  • Mt. Kesamaruyama
  • Mount Shenshan
• Shinoi Tomiya Mountain Range
• Mt. Hagurosan
• Mt. Taiheizan

river

• Nakagawa
  • Bukigawa
    • Serpent river
  • Arakawa
    • Uchikawa
    • Egawa
• Kinugawa
  • Otani River
  • Tagawa
    • Kamakawa
• Kokai River
• Watarase River
  • Ogawa
  • Sugatagawa
    • Shinkawa

(I.e.

• Lake Chuzenji
• Yuno Lake
• Kinuuma
• Goshikinuma
• Watarase Reservoir
• Lake Nishino
• Tatara Swamp

Plateau/marshland

• Nasu plateau
• Senjogahara
• Odashirohara
• Kirifuri Plateau
• Happohara
• Kinugawa Kogen
• Kinuuma
• Watarase Reservoir

Pass

• Kinsei Pass
• Sanno Pass
• Hosoo Pass
• Otoge
• Kasuo Pass

Gallery

• 

  Kanto Plain.. In the backMt. NantaisanAnd Nikko mountains.

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  NakagawaとNasuno gahara.(Explanatory image)

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  Mt. TakayamaAnd the backMt. Nantaisan,Mt. Nyohouzan. (Commentary image）

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  Nasu mountainとNasu plateau.

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  In frontKinugawa.. In the backMt. Hagurosan,Mt. Nantaisan.

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  Kanto PlainとWatarase Reservoir,Watarase River.

nature Park

• National park
  • Nikko National Park,Oze National Park(Mt. Taishakuzan,Mt. Tashiroyama Marsh(Around)
• Prefectural nature park
  • Mashiko Prefectural Natural Park, Mt. Taiheizan Prefectural Natural Park, Karasawayama Prefectural Natural Park, Mae Nikko Prefectural Natural Park, Ashikaga Prefectural Natural Park, Utsunomiya Prefectural Natural Park, Nakagawa Prefectural Natural Park, Yamizo Prefectural Natural Park

climate

climate ThePacific climateIn the mountains, winter snowfalls occur, and in the flatland, winter dryness and summerThunderIs characterized by. All prefectures have high levels of rainfall in the summer and dryness in the winter, and annual rainfall is high in the mountains.OkunikkoIs more than 2,000 mm, but it is less in the flatlands and about 1,200 mm in the southern part of the prefecture.

• Tochigi Prefecture is geographicallyJapan OfThe Pacific OceanLocated on the sideclimateIs under all prefecturesPacific climatePresents the characteristics of. Tochigi prefectureJapanese Meteorological AgencyLooking at the meteorological statistics, the whole area of ​​Tochigi Prefecture is located in the inland area.Inland climate(Large daily range, large year range)Mountain climate(Cool), moreSea of ​​JapanIn the mountains nearSea of ​​Japan side climateAlthough there are some areas that have the characteristics of (snow in winter), all areas have the characteristics of the common areas of Japan's Pacific Ocean side, such as high humidity and humidity in the summer and dryness in the low winter season (climate on the Pacific side), and the surrounding mountains. With low rainfall and low humidity throughout the yearCentral highland climateThe characteristic of is not seen.

• Köppen climate classificationThen, in general, the plainWarm and humid climateBelongs toTemperate summer rain climate, The northern mountainsWest coast marine climate, The northwestern mountainous areaSubarctic winter light rain climateBelong to. This northwestern mountainous areaHeavy snowfallAlthough there are some areas that are designated as No. 30, even in such areas, the summer months are hot and humid, and plants grow. Most of the inhabitants live in the plains, with a very small population throughout the year in the mountains, where heavy snowfall (70-XNUMX cm of snow accumulation) occurs in winter.

• Winter in Tochigi PrefectureWinter pressure distributionWhen is strengthened"French grated" and "grated male"In the northeast, the very cold and dry strong winds called "Nasu Oroshi",WindThere is little rain and low humidity. For this reason, there are many sunny days in winter, and the sunshine hours are the longest in the year. On a clear winter dayRadiation coolingStrongly influenced byBelow freezingEven in the warm flatlands of the central and southern part of the prefecture, it often falls below -5 degrees Celsius.On the other hand, the daily range is very large, with the temperature rising to 5-10 degrees on sunny days and up to about 15 degrees on warm days in the plains.

• Summer,Pacific highIt is strongly affected by the hot and humid south breeze that blows out, and it becomes hot and humid in all prefectures. This south wind is in the mountainsCumulonimbus(ThundercloudTochigi PrefectureThunderIs an area with a lot ofUtsunomiyaIn the average annual lightning days of 24.0 days, the number of lightning days in summer (May, June, July, August, September) exceeds 5 days,Kanto regionMuch protruding within^{[Annotation 1]},RaitoIt is the reason why it is called^{[Source required]}.

• The following table is for Tochigi PrefectureJapanese Meteorological AgencyIt is the statistical value of the observation point. According to this, the whole prefecture has common heavy rainfall in the summer and light rainfall in the winter. By extrapolating to the criteria of Köppen's climate classification, Torobu and Oku-Nikko are subarctic winter rainy climates, and Igari and Nasu are west coast marine climates. , Kuroiso, Otawara, Imaichi (Nikko), Shioya, and Kanuma are classified as temperate summer rain climates, and others as warm and humid climates.

Features by region

• Northwest MountainsOkunikko ... Subarctic winter light rain climateIt is cool in summer and cold in winter. In areas where the altitude exceeds 1000 m, it may drop to below 20 degrees below zero during the severe winter, and especially above 1400 m.SenjogaharaIn the Kanto region, which has recorded around 30 degrees below zeroCold poleIs^[9], The climate is inland of Hokkaido. At an altitude of 1291mWeather stationIs placedLake ChuzenjiDue to the lake effect on the shore, the coldness in the morning and evening is somewhat softened, but during the day most of it is below freezing.真 冬日Becomes Oku-Nikko has a large annual rainfall of 2000 mm and most of it is in summer.

• Northern plainsNasu plateau …The northern mountains such as Nasu PlateauWest coast marine climateSince there are many cloudy and snowy days in winter, radiative cooling is somewhat alleviated especially in the slopes such as Nasu Amedas, and there are many days when it is relatively cold for the altitude. HoweverDaily rangeIs small and the temperature during the day is low真 冬日Often becomes. It becomes a cool summer resort in summer. On the other hand, cold air tends to accumulate in the northern plains, and when it gets cold, it becomes cold below 10 degrees below zero. KuroisoOtawaraThen, even in the 21st century, it may drop to below 10 degrees below zero. However, since it is often cloudy due to the influence of the monsoon, the chilling in the eastern region often does not last long. In the summer, even in the plains, it is cool, and it is almost never a tropical night, so it is easy to spend.

• East area of ​​the prefectureHaga-gun-Nasu-gunSouthern ... Moka,Nasu Karasuyamaな どKinugawaThe region near the prefectural border of Ibaraki prefecture, which belongs to the eastern part, corresponds to this area. As the plains in Tochigi prefecture, it is the region with the coldest winter, and the average minimum temperature in January is 1°C below zero in Moka. The average minimum temperature in January was 5 degrees Celsius or below in January for three consecutive years from 2010 when the observation started at Nasu Karasuyama, and because the seasonal wind is weak and radiative cooling is likely to occur, it is the coldest place in the Kanto plains. is there. Almost every year, the extreme value is recorded below 3 degrees below zero. On the other hand, in summer, the temperature rises during the day, but the mornings and evenings are cool, making it relatively easy to spend.

• Central prefecture area ... Utsunomiya CityThe central plains in Tochigi Prefecture are applicable. In UtsunomiyaHeat island phenomenonThe impact of is remarkable, and the minimum temperature rises sharply throughout the year. In particular, the average minimum temperature in January was 1 degrees below zero, the highest in Tochigi Prefecture, and increased significantly from 2.7 to 1961, which was 1990 degrees below zero in the old and normal years. The average minimum temperature in August was 4.5 degrees, the highest in Tochigi Prefecture,Tropical nightIs also the largest. However, in other regions, it is colder than it is in the east, but the average minimum temperature in January isShioyaBelow zero 4.6℃, below Imaichi 4.2℃,KanumaIt is below zero below 3.9℃, and it has dropped to around 21 degrees below zero even in the 10st century except Utsunomiya. During the daytime in summer真 夏日Although it gets hotter, it is often cool in the morning and evening.

• South area of ​​prefecture ... Oyama City,Sano City,Ashikagaな どGunma,Ibaraki West AreaArea close to. In the summerExtremely hot dayIt is often the case with the toughest heat in Tochigi prefecture. It is warmer in winter than other areas in Tochigi prefecture except Utsunomiya, but it may drop to around zero degrees below zero.

Region

Area classification

Below isTochigi Prefectural OfficeIt is divided into 3 regions. It is divided into 10 areas by wide area administration.

• Central prefecture area
  • Utsunomiya district (Utsunomiya City-Kawachi）
  • Kanuma district (Kanuma City）
  • Moka area (Moka-Haga-gun）
• South area of ​​prefecture
  • Cheap feet district (Ashikaga-Sano City）
  • Tochigi district (Tochigi City-Shimotsuga-gunMibu Town）
  • Oyama area (Oyama City-Shimotsuke・Shimotsuga-gunNogi Town）
• Prefecture north area
  • Nikko area (Nikko）
  • Nasu area (Otawara City-Nasushiobara-Nasu-gunNasu Town）
  • Shioya district (Yaita-Sakura City-Shioya）
  • Minami Nasu area (Nasu Karasuyama・Nasu-gunNakagawa Town）

The following are the four regions classified by the Environmental Forest Office. The Utsunomiya area is included in the eastern part of the prefecture.

• East area of ​​the prefecture (Utsunomiya city, Moka city, Kawachi county, Haga county)
• West of the prefecture (Kanuma City, Nikko City)
• Prefecture south area (Ashikaga City, Tochigi City, Sano City, Oyama City, Shimotsuke City, Shimotsuga County)
• Northern region of the prefecture (Otawara City, Yaita City, Nasu Shiobara City, Sakura City, Nasu Karasuyama City, Shioya District, Nasu District)

The following are the five regions classified by the tourism dynamics survey. The northern part of the Shioya district is included in the Nasu area, and the southern Shioya area and the southern Nasu area are included in the central prefecture area.

• Nikko area (Nikko city)
• Nasu area (Otawara City, Yaita City, Nasu Shiobara City, Shioya Town, Shioya District, Nasu Town, Nasu Town)
• Central prefecture area (Utsunomiya City, Kanuma City, Sakura City, Nasu Karasuyama City, Kawachi District, Shioya District, Takanezawa Town, Nasu District, Nakagawa Town)
• East area of ​​the prefecture (Moka city, Haga county)
• Prefecture south area (Ashikaga City, Tochigi City, Sano City, Oyama City, Shimotsuke City, Shimotsuga County)

The following are the seven regions classified by the Agricultural Promotion Office and Education Office. The Shioya district and the Minami Nasu district are in the same jurisdiction.

• Kawachi district (Utsunomiya City/Kawauchi-gun)
• Kamitsuga district (Kanuma City, Nikko City)
• Haga Area (Moka City, Haga District)
• Shimotsuga District (Tochigi City, Oyama City, Shimotsuke City, Shimotsuga District)
• Shioya Minami Nasu District (Yaita City/Sakura City/Nasu Karasuyama City/Shioya District/Nasu District Nakagawa Town)
• Nasu area (Otawara City, Nasushiobara City, Nasu Town, Nasu Town)
• Cheap feet area (Ashikaga city, Sano city)

The following are the eight area classifications by the former county city/former local office until the early Showa period.

• Kawachi district (Utsunomiya City/Kawauchi-gun)
• Kamitsuga district (Kamitsuga-gun)
• Haga District (Haga-gun)
• Shimotsuga district (Tochigi City, Shimotsuga-gun)
• Shioya district (Shioya-gun)
• Nasu district (Nasu-gun)
• Anso district (Sano-shi, Anso-gun)
• Ashikaga District (Ashikaga City, Ashikaga District)

The following are the nine areas classified by civil engineering offices.

• Utsunomiya District (Utsunomiya City/Kawauchi-gun)
• Kanuma district (Kanuma City)
• Nikko area (Nikko city)
• Moka District (Moka City, Haga District)
• Tochigi District (Tochigi City, Oyama City, Shimotsuke City, Shimotsuga District)
• Yaita District (Yaita City, Sakura City, Shioya District)
• Otawara area (Otawara City, Nasushiobara City, Nasu Town, Nasu Town)
• Karasuyama area (Nasu Karasuyama City, Nakagawa Town, Nasu District)
• Cheap feet area (Ashikaga city, Sano city)

Region classification comparison table

Prefecture municipalities

There are 14 cities, 5 districts, and 11 towns below. All towns are read as "towns". There is no village in Tochigi Prefecture. However,Great Heisei mergerThere used to be a “village”, and at that time I read everything “mura”.

• City
  • Utsunomiya City(Prefectural office location, core city)

  The central city of the prefecture.1896/(Meiji29 years)4/1,KawachiUtsunomiya Town is the first in Tochigi PrefectureMunicipal systemEnforcement.2007/(Heisei19) March 3, Kawachi-gunKamikochi Town-Kawachi TownIncorporated. In the eastern part of the cityKinugawa, In the middleTagawa-KamakawaIn the westSugatagawaFlows. On the east coast of TagawaUtsunomiya Line-SunlightUtsunomiya Station, On the west bank of TagawaTobu Utsunomiya StationIs located on the coast of KamakawaOrion streetIs the largest in Tochigi prefectureDowntownIt has become.Ancient timesToShikinaisha-Futarayama ShrineWas founded,Heian periodToSamuraiでKamakura familyMetUtsunomiyaByUtsunomiyaWas built,Edo PeriodLaterNikko KaidoとOshu Kaido OfOiwakeToUtsunomiyaIs maintained,Torii Mae Town-castle town-Post townFlourished as.MeijiAfter the periodKanto ArmyDivision RegimentMilitary capital,Pacific WarAfter the endNorth Kanto Industrial AreaWhile adding the function as a major industrial city ofTohoku Shinkansen-Tohoku ExpresswayIt has developed as an important point for transportation within the prefecture connected by high-speed transportation networks such as, and the city area population is about 51 people, the largest in Tochigi prefecture, with more than 8 million urban area population.Utsunomiya metropolitan areaHas become the central city of. Otani Town in the northwestern part of the cityOtani stoneIn the mining area ofOtani-ji Temple-Otani cliff Buddha-Otani MuseumThere is. As a Utsunomiya specialtyGyozaIs known, and Otani Ishizukuri in front of Utsunomiya stationGyoza statueIs installed.

  • Ashikaga(Regional base city)

  The central city in the southwestern part of the prefecture.1921/(Taisho10 years)1/1,AshikagaAshikaga Town is the second city in Tochigi Prefecture.1962/(Showa37 years)10/1, AshikagaMiki-cho-Sakanishi TownIncorporated. Old timesAshikagaProsperGen SeiwaRighteous style-AshikagaKnown as the birthplace and adjacentGunmaKiryuと と も にfabricBusiness is thriving. The central part of the cityWatarase RiverFlows into the old town on the north bank of the Watarase RiverOrihime Shrine,Francisco XavierCalled "Bandao University"Ashikaga school,ManyNational treasure,Important cultural propertyWe store old books such asAshikaga School Memorial LibraryMr. AshikagaMansionIs a traceGionji Temple,Ashikaga Museum of Art,Soun Art Museum,Ryomo LineAshikaga StationThere is. On the south bank of the Watarase RiverTobu Isesaki LineAshikaga Station, OldNikko Regular Use RoadThere are traces of Yagijuku and Yangtajuku.Ryomo areaLocated in Kiryu City, Gunma PrefectureOta CityThe Tobu Limited Express Ryomo runs from Shin Kiryu/Ota to Ashikaga City, then to Kitasenju/Asakusa. It has a population of about 14 and is the fourth largest in Tochigi prefecture. From the latter half of the Showa era to the first half of the Heisei era, it was the most populous city in the Ryomo area. Currently developed as Kyoto city in the Ryomo area, in the Yamamae district in the central and western part of the cityAshikaga University, In the Tomita area in the eastern part of the cityKurita Museum of Art-Ashikaga Flower ParkThere is.

  • Tochigi City(Regional base city)

  A city in the southern part of the prefecture. Former Tochigi prefectural capital location. The western center of Shimotsuga district. OldNikko Regular Use Road OfPost town.Tomaba RiverIn a commercial city that thrived inKoedoIt is called. 1937 (Showa12 years) April 4,Shimotsuga-gunTochigi Town is the third municipal organization in Tochigi Prefecture. September 3, 1954, Shimotsuga-gunOmiya Village-Minagawa-Fukiage Village-Terao VillageIncorporated. March 1957, 32, Shimotsuga-gunKofu VillageIncorporated.2010/(22) March 3,Shimotsuga-gunOhira Town-Fujioka Town-Toga TownMerged with Tochigi City and newly established.2011/(23) February 10Kamitsuga DistrictWestern townIncorporated.2014/(25) Shimotsuga-gun on April 4Iwafune TownIncorporated. Central city area from the late Edo periodMeijiKnown as the "Kura no Machi", where the old streets of the city still remainImportant traditional buildings preservation areaHas been selected. A scenic spot in the western part of the city called "Riku no Matsushima"Mt. TaiheizanThere is. Shimono in the Kokufu district in the eastern part of the citySoja OfOjin Shrine,Ruins of Shimono National Government OfficeThere is. In the Iwafune district in the southwestern part of the cityMount Iwafune・There is a rock museum. In the Fujioka district in the southern part of the cityWatarase ReservoirThere are many rare creatures. The population is about 15, the third largest in Tochigi prefecture.

  • Sano City(Regional base city)

  A city in the southwestern part of the prefecture.1943/(Showa 18) September 4,Aso-gunSano Town-Ueno Village-Kaimura-Inubushi Town-Horigome Town-Cigawa VillageMerged and the first Sano city was established.2005/(17)2/28, Former Sano CityTanuma Town-Kuzuu TownWas merged and Sano City was newly established. Watarase River/Izuru River/Cigawa-Akiyama RiverFlows. In the city centerAsahimori Tenmangu,Sano Amulet Daishi,Ryomo Line-Tobu Sano Line OfSano StationThere is. In the southeastern part of the citySano New CityIn the eastern part of the cityMt. MikamoyamaThere is.Sano ramen,Potato fryIs a specialty of the Sano brand characterSanomaruLooks like a samurai wearing a ramen bowl and a sword of fry. Sano in the center of the city is called Tenmyo,Nikko Regular Use RoadTenmei-jukuTraditional craftsTenmeicastingKeep its name. In Akami on the coast of the Izuru RiverIzuruhara Benten Pond,Akami OnsenFrom Tomita to Izuruhara in the Taisho eraAkami RailwayWas communicating. Tanuma, located on the western shore of the Akiyama River, is connected to the Tobu Sano Line and has Ikitsubuka Inari Shrine. Kuzuu, located on the eastern shore of the upper Akiyama River, is the end of the Tobu Sano Line,Dolomite,LimestoneKnown as the origin ofKuzuu Fossil Museum,Sano City Yoshizawa Memorial Museum,SubaruThere is a research and experiment center. The population is about 11 and is the fifth largest prefecture in Tochigi prefecture.

  • Kanuma City

  A city in the Midwest of the prefecture. The center of Kamitsuga district.1948/(23)10/10,Kamitsuga DistrictKanuma Town is enforced by the municipal system. October 1954, 29 (Showa 10), Former Kanuma City, Kamitsuga-gunKikuzawa-Higashidaiashi Village-Kitaoshihara Village-Itamura-Nishi-Oshimura-Kaso Village-Kita Inukai VillageWas merged and Kanuma City was newly established. July 1955, 30 (Showa 7),Minami-muraTheTransfer.. May 10, same year,Minamioshihara VillageIncorporated.2006/(18)1/1,Awano TownIncorporated. Central part of the cityKurokawaFlows. OriginallyNikko Regular Use Road OfPost town.Nikko mountainIt is a town of carving stalls and woodwork influenced by the sculptors involved in the construction,Furniture,Joinery,Kanuma soil,SatsukiKnown as the production center of. In the eastern part of the citySunlightKanuma Station, In the southern part of the cityTobu NikkoShinkanuma StationThere is. Of Imamiya Shrine in the city centerFood stallIs the nationalImportant intangible folk cultural propertiesIs specified in. Komine Shrine is located in Kominegahara in the western part of the city.Nippon TaketakaThe festival,Training OfSacred placeAsA tenguOf the company. In the north Inukai district in the eastern part of the cityTohoku ExpresswayKanuma ICThe area around the Kanuma Industrial Park, which is adjacent to the IC, is named.With a population of about 9, it is the 8th largest in Tochigi prefecture.

  • Nikko

  A city in the northwestern part of the prefecture.1954/(Showa29 years)2/11,Kamitsuga DistrictNikko townKoraigawa VillageWas incorporated into the municipal system. On March 3, the same year, Imaichi Town, Kamitsuga DistrictOchiai Village・Kawachi-gunToyooka VillageThe transfer and enforcement of the municipal systemImaichi CityWas launched.2006/(18)3/20Imaichi City, Former Nikko City, Kamitsuga DistrictAshio-ShioyaFujiwara Town-Kuriyama Village mergerShikko City is newly established. The city hall headquarters is located in Honmachi, Imaichi. In cities all over the countryTakayamaとHamamatsu cityIt is the third largest country in Japan, and has a vast area that accounts for about 22% of Tochigi Prefecture. Nikko is oldNikko ShukenOpened as a sacred place ofNikko Toshogu Shrine-Rinnoji Temple-Nikko Futarayama Shrine,OkunikkoToNikko Yumoto OnsenThere is. Imaichi area is oldNikko Kaido-Nikko Regular Use RoadAt the post station along the highwayNikko cedar treesThere is. In the Fujiwara areaKinugawa Onsen-Tobu World Square-Nikko Edo VillageIn the Kuriyama districtYunishigawa Onsen-Oku Kinu OnsenThere is.Sunlight-Tobu NikkoFrom Kanuma through Imaichi to Nikko,Tobu Kinugawa LineBranch and go through Kinugawa and FujiwaraNoiwa RailwayDirect to Noyu Nishikawa area. In Ashio districtAshio Copper MineThere are traces,Watarase RiverFrom Kiryu in the middle stream to Matou in the upstreamWatarase Valley ShindoIs understood.From 2017 on the Tobu-Kinugawa Linesteam locomotive-C11 typeUsingSL TaikiIs operating.He contributed to the modernization of Japan by refining copper using electricity generated by hydroelectric power, producing electric wires, and transmitting electricity over long distances to Tokyo.With a population of about 8, it is the 3th largest in the prefecture.

  • Oyama City(Regional base city)

  A city in the southern part of the prefecture. The eastern center of Shimotsuga district. March 1954, 29,Shimotsuga-gunOyama Town-Otani VillageMerged and the municipal system came into effect.1963/(Showa38 years)4/18,Matamata Town-MitamuraIncorporated.1965/(40)9/30,KuwakinchoIncorporated. The population is about 16, the second largest in Tochigi prefecture. Central part of the cityOgawaFlows. Native to Oyama cityOgawa cherry treeHas been established as a flower of the city, and the river bank of Sichuan is a famous spot for cherry blossoms.National Route 4,National Route 50The two national highways intersect in the city,Tohoku Shinkansen,Utsunomiya Line,Ryomo Line,Mito LineIs an important transportation hub.Yu KoyamaRuinsYuen Oyama Harvest Walk,AEON MALL OyamaThere is a commercial accumulation such as, and the annual sales amount of goods is the second largest in Tochigi Prefecture, which is the center of commerce in the southern part of the prefecture. Mulberry silk district in northeastern part of Ibaraki prefectureYukiAdjacent toYuki TsumugiKnown as the production center of.

  • Moka

  A city in the southeastern part of the prefecture. The center of Haga area. March 1954, 29,Haga-gunMoka TownYamamae Village-Ouchi Village-中Was merged and Moka Town was newly established. On October 10, the same year, the municipal system came into effect.2009/(21)3/23,Ninomiya townTheTransfer.. The population is about 7. Old timesTraditional crafts・MokacottonIs the production area ofNinomiya Sontoku OfHotoku methodIt is a land that has been applied. Currently, due to the incorporation of Ninomiya TownStrawberryIs the number one municipality in Japan. City limitsKinugawa-Gogyo RiverSpread on the plains of the basin, rice crops and fruit treesCottonCultivation is thriving.Honda Motor Co., Ltd.,Nissan MotorIs located.Lower buildingとMotegiTieMoka RailwayIs a steam locomotiveC12 typeRuns,Moka StationThe building imitates the shape of a steam locomotive,9600 typeThere is also a SL Kurokkan exhibiting.

  • Otawara City(Regional base city)

  A city in the northern part of the prefecture. Central area of ​​Nasu area.1954/(Showa29 years)12/1,Nasu-gunOtawara Town-Parent garden-Kaneda VillageMerged and the municipal system came into effect.1955/(30)11/5,Sakuyama TownIncorporated. October 2005, 17,Yutsukami Village-KurobaneIncorporated. The population is about 7. In the middle eastern part of the cityNakagawa, In the middleSerpent riverFlows.Oshu Kaido OfPost town,Mr. Otawara Ofcastle townProsper as an old town on the west bank of the Jabi RiverOtawara CastleTraces/Otawara Shrine/Koshinji TempleThere is. HugeNasuno gaharaThe rice production is the highest in Tochigi prefecture due to the paddy fields. Nasuno attracts factories to major factories, and the amount of manufactured goods shipped is one of the largest in Tochigi prefecture and has the aspect of an industrial city. In the western Nozaki areaUtsunomiya LineNozaki StationThere is. SAMURAZUKA in the Yuzugami district of the Middle EastOld tombgroup,Nasu Kunizo Monument,Nakagawa water play park in Tochigi prefectureThere is. In the Kurobane district of the eastern partUnganji Templeな どMatsuo BashoThere is a long staying place.

  • Yaita

  A city in the northern part of the prefecture. The center of the northern part of the Shioya district.1955/(Showa30 years) April 1,ShioyaYaita TownIzumimura-KataokaWas merged and Yaita Town was newly established.1958/(33)11/1, Enforcement of the municipal system.Mt. Takayama,Shiona HillsIt is a small city with a population of about 3, surrounded by such satoyama areas, and advocates the urban countryside (Tokai Naka). In the southern part of the citysharpThe Tochigi factory is located. In the Izumi district in the northern part of the cityPlateau Obsidian Origin Sites,Terayama Kannonji Temple,Arai HouseThere is. Utilizing a cool climateAppleIs the largest producer in Tochigi prefecture. In the Kataoka district in the southern part of the cityTohoku ExpresswayYaita ICThere is.

  • Nasushiobara

  A city in the northern part of the prefecture. The center of northern Nasu area.1970/(Showa45 years) April 11,Nasu-gunKuroiso Town enforces the municipal systemKuroisoWas launched.2005/(Heisei17 years) April 1,Kuroiso-Nasu-gunNishinasuno Town-Shiobara OfmergerLaunched by. It has a population of approximately 11 and is a multi-nuclear city with the largest population north of the prefecture. In the northeast of the cityNakagawaIn the westBukigawaFlows.Nasuno gaharaThe vicinity of the fan is a dairy farm, where the production of raw milk is active. The plain area of ​​the fan centerMeiji EraCarved intoNasu canalWill expand the vast paddy field, and a large automobile tire factory will be located.Utsunomiya Line-Tohoku Shinkansen-Tohoku ExpresswayThrough the Kuroiso areaKuroiso StationIn the Higashi Nasuno areaNasushiobara Station-Kuroiso board room ICIn the Nishinasuno areaNishinasuno Station-Nishinasuno Shiobara ICThere is. The Shiobara and Takabayashi areas in the northwestSpa-Resort areaso,Shiobara Onsen-Itamuro Onsen,Hunter Mountain ShiobaraThere is.

  • Sakura City

  A city in the northern part of the prefecture. The center of the southern part of the Shioya district. 2005 (17)3/28,ShioyaUjiie Town-Kitsuregawa Town mergerEstablished. The population is about 4. City name in the cityCherry BlossomsIt comes from the existence of many famous places. Ujiie in the city center is oldOshu Kaido-Aizu NakakaidoAt the post ofUtsunomiya LineUjiie StationThere is. Ujiie Station is Kitsuregawa district, Nakagawa-machi, Nasu-gunHorse headDistrict and northern UtsunomiyaKamikawachiIt is a hub for bus transportation that connects the districts and has a large commercial area compared to the size of the population, and many large-scale commercial facilities are in operation.

  • Nasu Karasuyama

  A city in the eastern part of the prefecture. 2005 (17)10/1,Nasu-gunKarasuyama Town-Minami Nasu Town mergerEstablished. The population is about 2. The Naka River flows through the central part of the city. Karasuyama is the center of Minami Nasu area,FloatOf the eventMountain raising festival,Traditional craftsKarasuyama Japanese paper,Karasuyama castleKnown for the story set in. The legend of the snake remainsPotholeHaveRyumon FallsThere is.Karasuyama LineAt the end ofIbarakiHitachi OmiyaTakabe (oldMiwa)Municipal bus routeIs known.

  • Shimotsuke

  A city in the southern part of the prefecture.2006/(Heisei18 years)1/10,Shimotsuga-gunIshibashi-Kokubunji Town-KawachiMinamikawachi Town OfmergerLaunched by. The population is about 6. The city area extends over the plains along the coast of Sugatagawa and Tagawa. Old timesShimono Yakushi-ji Temple-Kokubunji-Kokubun NunneryThere are ancientEastern country OfBuddhismIt was the center of culture. CurrentlyUtsunomiya LineOyama Vehicle Center,Jichi Medical UniversityKnown as the location of. Old townNikko KaidoLocated in Ishibashi/Koganei, which is the post station of the city, and in the green town Shimotsuke area around Jichi Medical University, the city hall is located in the Sasahara area west of Jichi Medical University station.KanpyoIs the largest in Japan.

• Kawachi
  • Kamimikawa Town

  A town in the central part of the prefecture.1893/(Meiji26 years)7/1, Enforcement of the town system.1955/(Showa30 years)4/29, Former Kami-Mikawa-choHongo Village-Meiji villageWas merged and Kami-Mikawa Town was newly established. The eastern edge of the townKinugawa, MidwestTagawaFlows. Shirasagi Shrine in the center of the town, in the northNissan Motor Tochigi FactoryIn the westUtsunomiya LineUtsunomiya Freight Terminal StationThere is.

• Haga-gun
  • Mashiko Town

  A town in central Haga-gun.1894/(27th year of Meiji)3/1, Enforcement of the town system. 1954 (Showa 29)6/1, Former Mashiko TownNanai Village-TanomuraWas merged and Mashiko Town was newly established.Mashiko wareKnown as the production center of. Mashiko in the central area is located on the east bank of the Kokai River. On the hillside of Mt. TakadateSaimyoji TempleThere is.

  • Motegi

  A town in the eastern part of Haga County.1889/(Meiji22 years)4/1, Enforcement of the town system. 1954 (Showa 29)8/1, Former Mogi-choSakagawa-Sudo Village-NakagawaWas merged and Mogi Town was newly established. In the north of townNakagawa, In the south centralSakagawaFlows. Motegi in the central area is located on the coast of Sakagawa. In the eastern part of the townTwin Ring MotegiThere is.

  • Ichikai

  A town in the northern part of Haga-gun.1954/(29)5/3, Ichihamura and Kokai Village were merged to form Ichikai Village.1972/(47)1/1, Enforcement of the town system. In the middle of townKokai RiverFlows.

  • Haga Town

  A town in the northwestern part of Haga county.1928/(Showa3 years)11/1, Grandmother Imura enforced the town systemGrandmother townWas launched.1954/(29)3/31, Somboi TownMinamitakanezawa Village-Mizuhashi VillageWas merged and Haga Town was established. In the central districtGrandmother TheGogyo RiverLocated on the east coast of.

• Shimotsuga-gun
  • Mibu Town

  A town in the northern part of Shimotsuga-gun.1954/(Showa29 years)11/3, Mibu-choInabaWas merged and Mibu-cho was newly established.1955/(30)7/28,Minami Inukai VillageIncorporated. In the western part of the townOgawa, In the middleKurokawaIn the northeastSugatagawaFlows. Mibu in the south and south is oldNikko NishikaidoIn the post town ofTobu Utsunomiya LineMibu StationThere is. In the south Inukai district in the northNorth Kanto ExpresswayMibu ICOf the toy complexToy town,Dokkyo Medical UniversityThere is.

  • Nogi Town

  A town in the southern part of Shimotsuga-gun.1963/(38) 1/1, Enforcement of the town system. In the western part of the townWatarase River-OgawaFlows. Nogi in the middle south is oldNikko KaidoIn the post town ofNogi Shrine,Former Shimono Brick Manufacturing Company Brick KilnThere is. In the middle of townUtsunomiya LineNogi StationThere is in the Marunobayashi/Tomonuma area around the stationNogi Rose TownSpreads.

• Shioya
  • Shioya Town

  A town in the central part of Shioya district.1957/(32)3/31,Tamyu Village-Funao Village-Omiya VillageMerged and Shioya village was established.1965/(40) On February 2, the town system came into effect. The southern part of the townKinugawa, The central partArakawaFlows. In the upstream part of the Higashiara RiverNanazawa spring water, On the north coast of KinugawaSanuki Kannon-Sanuki Stone BuddhaThere is. Tamao in the central area is oldNikko north highwayAt the post station until the middle of the Showa eraTobu Yaita LineWas passing.

  • Takanezawa Town

  A town in the southern part of Shioya County.1953/(Showa28 years)4/1, Akutsu-mura enforced the town systemAkutsu TownWas launched.1958/(Showa 33) April 4, Akutsu TownKitakonezawa VillageWas merged and Takanezawa Town was established. West end of townKinugawa, The central part of townGogyo RiverFlows. The center of the town is in the south central part of the Akutsu districtHorushinjiso,Utsunomiya Line-Karasuyama Line OfHoshoji Station, Soft Research Park Information Forest Tochigi. In the northern part of Kitakonezawa districtGourmet FarmThere is.

• Nasu-gun
  • Nasu Town

  A town in the north of Nasu-gun.1954/(Showa29 years)11/3,Ashino Town-Io Nomura-NasuWas merged and started. To the westNasu Mountain Range,To the eastYamizo MountainsAnd southwest of the townNakagawa, The central partYusasa RiverFlows. Ashino in the Middle East is oldOshu KaidoIn the post town ofAshino stoneKnown as the production center of. Iono in the southeast is oldHigashisendoThroughRoad Station Higashisendo IonoThere is. The Nasu area in the northwestSpa-Resort areaso,Tohoku Main LineKurodawara Station,Tohoku ExpresswayNasu IC,Nasu Imperial Villa,Nasu Heisei Forest,Nasu hot spring village,Gentian lake,Nasu Safari Park,Nasu Highland Park,Nasu Animal KingdomThere is. Main peak of Nasu MountainsMt. ChausudakeToNasu ropewayIs known.

  • Nakagawa Town

  A town in the southern part of Nasu-gun.2005/(Heisei17 years)10/1,Mazu Town-Ogawa TownWas merged and started. The Naka River flows through the central part of the town. Using hot spring water containing saltTroughHas been cultivated and has become a new specialty. In the horse head district on the east coast of the Nakagawa RiverHorse head village,Nakagawacho Uto Hiroshige Museum of ArtThere is. The northern Kosago districtSmall sand wareIn the production area ofJapan's most beautiful village coalitionIs a member of. With the Yamata district in the southIbarakiHitachi OmiyaStraddle the eagleWashiko Yamagami ShrineOf the TorigamiSun eagleThe festival,Messenger OfowlKnown as the shrine of. In the Ogawa district on the west bank of the Naka RiverKomagata Otsuka TumulusSuch asNasu Ogawa Burial Mounds,Nasu official ruinsThere is.

Metropolitan area

Urban employment area(10% commuting area)

• Tohoku ShinkansenThe station was set upMetropolitan area TheTaizi.

• Urban employment areas included in other urban employment areas are shown in gray, and gray if the urban employment area is not established and shown as “-”.
• Changes in traffic
  • 1982/(57)-Tohoku Shinkansen Omiya-Opening between Morioka Station.
  • 1985/(60)-Tohoku Shinkansen Omiya-Opening between Ueno station.
  • 1991/(3)-Tohoku Shinkansen Ueno-Tokyo station opening.
• Tohoku ShinkansenNasushiobara StationIs located between Otawara and Kuroiso.
• Local governments in other prefectures included in Tochigi prefecture's metropolitan areas:IbarakiYuki(Oyama metropolitan area）

Other area classification examples

• Two major divisions, north and south of the prefecture-division of districts such as the Upper House election
• Three major categories: prefecture north, prefecture center, and prefecture south
• 5 major categories: prefecture north, prefecture east, prefecture west, prefecture center, and prefecture south
• Classifications such as the Ukawa, Ashi, and Nasu districts (mainly used for district division of school-related events such as music and sports competitions)
• Utsunomiya number, Tochigi number, Nasu number (Local number）

Great Heisei merger

• 2005/(17)
  • 1/1 - Kuroiso,Nishinasuno Town,ShiobaraMerged,NasushiobaraWas launched.
  • 2/28 -Sano City,Tanuma Town,Kuzuu TownMerged, and Sano City was established.
  • 3/28 - Ujiie Town,Kitsuregawa TownMerged and Sakura City was established.
  • 10/1
    • In Otawara cityKurobane,Yutsukami VillageIs incorporated.
    • Karasuyama Town,Minami Nasu TownMerged and Nasu Karasuyama City was established.
    • Mazu Town,Ogawa TownWas merged and Nakagawa Town was established.
• 2006/(18)
  • January 1-in Kanuma CityAwano TownIs incorporated.
  • 1/10 - Kokubunji Town,Ishibashi,Minamikawachi TownWas merged, and Shimotsuke City was established.
  • 3/20 -Nikko,Imaichi City,Fujiwara Town,Ashio,Kuriyama VillageAnd Nikko City was established (the new Nikko City Hall was placed in the former Imaichi City Hall. The village disappeared from Tochigi Prefecture due to this merger).
• 2007/(19)3/31 -In Utsunomiya CityKamikochi Town,Kawachi TownIs incorporated.
• 2009/(21)3/23 -In MokaNinomiya townIs incorporated.
• 2010/(22)3/29 -Tochigi City,Toga Town,Ohira Town,Fujioka TownMerged to form Tochigi City.
• 2011/(23)10/1 -Tochigi CityWestern townIs incorporated.
• 2014/(26)4/5 -Tochigi CityIwafune TownIs incorporated.

History

HistoricallyKofun period,Kenogawa(Currently Kinugawa) "Kono Kuni" has been established in the whole basin, and you can see this "up and down" and "Shimotsuki no Kuni"Shimono country(Shimotsuke no Kuni)" was established, and in the Chinese name "Noshu(Yashu)". Even nowShimotsukeThe term "shimotsuki" is widely used.

Prehistoric

• 1965/(Showa 40) from the fifth surveyHoshino Ruins TheChosuke SerizawaBy about 3 years agoEarly PaleolithicでOriginal personIt was claimed to be a stage archaeological site. Although it was recognized as a Paleolithic site, it has not been settled due to long controversy as to whether it will be descent to the original stage^[10].

• Located in northern Tochigi prefectureactive volcano-Mt. TakayamaKengamine, which is one of the mountains that make upobsidianIt was usedstone tool YaitaMore than 200km awayShizuokaMishima City,NaganoShinanoIt was discovered at the ruins of the site and is being researched.Older ones were produced about 3 years ago due to the characteristics of stone tools.Late PaleolithicIt is believed that the mining remains (Kogen Mt. Obsidian origin sites) are the oldest in Japan.Ice ageHigh altitude near 400m above sea level of 1,500m above the forest limit in the northeastern part of Kanto at the time when people are difficult to approach during the cold season^[11]That was mined inStone ageIt has been attracting attention as it has become clear that the range of activities and trades that overturns the concept of the above, and that efficient work was carried out by excavating archaeological sites.There are also reports of researchers saying that this new discovery will be a clue to the origin of the Japanese people and the evolution of humankind.^[12][13][14]..The latest research has revealed that obsidian stone tools from Mt. Takahara were widely distributed, mainly in the southern Kanto region.
  • Yaita City Board of Education2008/According to the (20) survey, it is estimated that it was produced 1 to 2 years agoPointed deviceAnnounced that it had discovered the remains of the mine. At the same time2007/It was estimated that the obsidian mining mine excavated in (19) was 1 thousand years ago,Radiocarbon datingBy 8 thousand years-5 thousand years agoJomon PeriodMade fixes with early ones^[15][16][17].
  • What the discovery and excavation of the highland obsidian origin ruins

• It seems to be from the Upper Paleolithic period about 2 years ago.Isoyama RuinsHas been discovered.This site is located at the southwestern foot of a small independent hill called Isoyama, about 3 km southeast of Moka City.1962/(Showa 37)-For next year1968/Excavated and surveyed twice (Showa 43).Day sightMade ofStone core,FlakesAlong with this, knife-shaped stone tools have been discovered.^[18].
• Kofun period -Ancient,Kenogawa(Kenunokawa = current)Kinugawa, Kinugawa at that timeShimono country - ShimosaAnd currentTsuchiura CityIn the southKatori sea(ChoshiIt was a large river pouring into the Pacific Ocean, which leads to the Pacific Ocean,Edo Period OfTone River East Transition ProjectLater it was changed to a river that pours into the Tone River)Kono countryHas been established,Yamato kingshipIn KanoChikushi,Izumo,KibiIt is said that he had a powerful voice along with^[19].
• Tochigi prefectureJomon PeriodMany archaeological sites fromHair personIt is generally understood that it was the area whereYamato kingshipAlso known as the first founder ofEmperor SojinThe first prince ofToyojo IrihikoEntered the land at the father's commandKono countryFounded in theMr. KenoBecame the ancestor of the Yamato kingdom^[19].. Mao countryNara periodToUgeno (Ueno) countryとShimoge (Shimotsuke) countryIt is said that the country was split intoUeno countryNot flowing through the Ueno country, but the Tone River (from ancient timesTokyo BayI was pouring intoTone River East Transition ProjectAfter that was changed to a river pouring into the Pacific Ocean in Choshi)), this theory is also uncertain.

• 4st centuryから5st centuryOverKomagata Otsuka Tumulus,Shimomurazuka TumulusSuch as largeFront and rear burial moundsMany burial mounds represented byNasu region OfNakagawaCoastalRiver terraceBuilt on top. These front and rear burial mounds have few large tumuliTohoku regionMade inFukushimaKoriyama OfOyaba TombIt is believed that it also affected such things.

Ancient times

• Shimogeno KuniNasu The7st centuryUnified in the second halfShimono countryThen, the prefecture area of ​​present Tochigi prefecture was formed.
  • "Kokufu is in Toga-gun" ("Wanakinjusho"), and as a result of the excavation, the government office of Kokufu was found around Miyame Shrine (Tamura Town, Tochigi City), and the area of ​​about 90 meters square was covered by a fence. It was sectioned, and when entering the south gate, the front hall and the east and west side halls on both sides were confirmed. The government office was rebuilt four times from the early 8th century to the early 10th century and survived.
  • Shimonoguni is in 9 counties (70 towns)Ashikaga(6 towns),Aso-gun(4 towns),Liangda County(3 towns),Toga District(11 towns),Kawachi(11 towns),Haga-gun(14 towns),Nasu-gun(12 towns),Samukawa(3 towns),ShioyaIt was divided into (6 towns).
  • The county that is the government office of the county is Nasu-gun (the ruins of Nasu officials in Ogawa-machi), Haga-gun (the ruins of Dookada in Moka city), Kawachi-gun (the remains of Taiko Kami-Mikawa-cho), Samukawa-gun (Sendatsuka Sengen, Oyama-shi). 5 ruins of Ashikaga-gun (Kashifu remains of Ashikaga City) have been discovered. The ruins of Nasu-gun, whose contents are known, are located in Umezo, Ogawa-machi, near the confluence of the Naka River and the Broom River. The area of ​​the county is 200 meters north-south and 400 meters east-west, and is divided into three blocks by the ditch, west, central, and east. The western block is a square with a side of about 3 meters surrounded by a large groove with a width of 4 meters and a depth of 1 meter, and many pillared digging buildings that are thought to be warehouses have been found. The central and east blocks are residential land. Two buildings are found in the central block, which are considered to be cornerstone warehouses.^[21].

• Taga Castle Monument,Tago MonumentLine up withJapan's three old monumentsTo be one ofNasu Kunizo Monument(National treasure,700/(Emperor Bunmu(4th year) erected) near Shimomurazuka TumulusEnpo4 years(1676/),Monk・Discovered by. The lord who received the newsTokugawa MitsukuniBuilt the Kasaishi Shrine and ordered the protection of the monument.Ancient tomb cultureTogether withNasu region(Nasu KokuzoIt can be seen that this area in) was an important base.

• Kumano Kunizo TheShimogenoIs. Shimogeno is a descendant of Toyojo Irihiko's life (Japanese calligraphy),Emperor TenmuEstablished in 13Eight color surnameSo it’s unprecedented for a local AustralianMorning vassalGive a surname,Yamato Imperial Court 701/The decree specified in (Great treasure law)Shimoge Komaro Fujiwara Nori etc.Deeply involved with (Japanese sequel).

• It is the prefectural capital of Tochigi PrefectureUtsunomiya CityThe name ofFutarayama ShrineAnother issue ofUtsunomiya DaimyojinIt can be said that the history of Utsunomiya is the history of this shrine that enshrines that.This shrine enshrines Prince Toyokiirihiko, the founder of Keno Province, and is the great-grandson of life.Nara BetsuHowever, at this time, Prince Toyokiirihiko, the ancestral god of land reclamation, was already in this area.Big gameIs said to have been enshrined in the 200s, at the latest 300sEmperor Nintoku41 years, AD353/= Narabetsu-kun's era), it was told to the company that it was established,MasashiFor the first timeShimono countryThe god of836/(Acceptance3 years), at this time, two Kojin, such as the XNUMXth place of obedience, are consecrating the XNUMXth place below.Heian period, This shrineEnki ceremony god name bookToShimono countrythe onlyIchinomiyaFamous godShrine(Kawachi) And was positioned as the most prestigious shrine in Shimonoguni.Enki ceremony god name bookThe following 11 companies (1 large shrine and 10 small shrines) are listed as gods of Shimotsukuni.Futarayama ShrineIt is only.
  • Kawachi-gun [CurrentUtsunomiya City,Kamimikawa Town,partShimotsuke,partImaichi CityEtc.: Taisha 1
  • Toga District[CurrentTochigi City, OldNikko,partShimotsukeEtc.: Small company 3
  • Haga-gun[CurrentMoka,Haga Town,Mashiko Town,Motegi,Ichikai]: Small company 2
  • Nasu-gun[CurrentOtawara City,Nasu Town,Nasushiobara,Nakagawa TownEtc.: Small company 3
  • Samukawa[CurrentOyama CityPart of]: Shosha 2

• Futarayama Shrine is under the control of Mr. Shimogeno, who is a national builder.Heian periodAt the endFujiwara KitaDokane styleIn the flow of Mr. Kano or Mr. NakaharaUtsunomiyaIs said to have succeeded that position. UtsunomiyaKamakura PeriodOver the next 22 generations of 500 years, he ruled the entire Kinugawa basin, KokuraOne hundred peopleThe establishment of the Utsunomiya podium,Toshoji Temple,Owaji Temple,Kiyoganji Temple,Kozenji TempleWhile striving to cure the cultural background of the area such as the construction of a temple represented byMasterIn case ofKamakura ShogunateHeading to subjugation as general general,KantoIn the case of war in theKamakura Shogunate,Muromachi Shogunate,Kamakura Prefecture,Kanto areaEtc.) and the sedation was received, and even as a samurai at that timeKanto regionContributed to the maintenance of public order.

• As mentioned earlier, Utsunomiya Futarayama ShrineUtsunomiya DaimyojinThe virtues have been respected since ancient times.Fujiwara KitaFish name-Hideto Fujiwara(Tota Tawara and Tota Tahara)Taira ShomonAt the time of the rebellion, he was ordered to pursue it, but it is said that he struggled, and he took control of the general with the spirit sword given to this shrine. AlsoFujiwara KitaNagaya style-Nasu Yoichi Sodaka TheResponsibility and Rebellion of ToshinagaIn (Genpei Battle)Battle of YashimaIt was said that he had missed the target of the fan on board the Heira family on board.^[22].. In addition, there is a legend that, during the time of the priesthood, the arrowhead flew west from the shrine. Besides this,Minamoto,Yoshiya (Taro Hachiman)Father and son worshiped before the role of the last nine years and wiped out Abe Oshu^[23],AlsoYoritomo GengenAlsoOshu FujiwaraWorshiped at the time of peace^[24].Tokugawa IeyasuIs said to have contributed a vast land of 1,500 stones to the shrine^[25].

• sunlightKnown as the founder of KaizanShodoIt is,Shimono Yakushi-ji TempleAfter 5 years of training inMt. NantaisanAiming for766/It is said that the Shibonryuji Temple was erected.782/In the third attempt, he reached the summit, and then built Jinguji Temple (now Chuzenji Temple) and established the origin of Nikko 3. One theory is "sunlightThe place nameKukaiIt is said that the origin of the letter was applied to "Nikou", which read aloud the Futara (potaraka), but all the chronicles at that time were "Futara" and the first look of "Nikko" in the record was Kamakura. It is the latter half of the era, and this period coincides with the period when many Senju Kannon and Nikko Bosatsu statues were established in Shimotsuke (Otani cliff Buddha,Sanuki Stone Buddha).

中 世

• Kamakura ShogunateOnce established, Mr. Shimono of Ashikaga, Oyama, Utsunomiya, Nasu, etc. became a Kamakura family member^[26].Mr. Koyama TheFujiwara KitaFish name-Hideto FujiwaraIt is said to be the descendant ofKamakura PeriodToShimono country OfGuardianIt was a family that served asMuromachi Periodinitial,Yoshimasa Koyama Shimono countryKokuji-UtsunomiyaCaptureUtsunomiya basic ropeKilled inKamakura Prefecture-Kanto areaSubdued by

• Mr. YukiIs the common practice of Mr. Oyama,Kamakura PrefectureWhen he was subjugated by, he succeeded Mr. Koyama. Mr. Koyama and Mr. YukiMuromachi PeriodToMuromachi ShogunateResisted and was chased from KamakuraFurukawaAssemble intoShimotsukeI was reappointed as guardian.Masayuki YukiIs an extraordinary general and ambitiousUtsunomiyaWas appointed as his wife, and built a strong alliance with Shizuna. He also took part in the political dynasty when the Furukawa public army was established. When the rope goes downUtsunomiyaRelations with and worsened, invaded Utsunomiya territory and regained the former territory.Mr. KoyamaIntervene in the battle for the successor of the childTakayama OyamaHas been successfully sent.Masayuki YukiHas expanded Mr. Yuki's drawings to the maximum, and has established "".Haruki Yuuki TheAshikagaWhen the power ofKantoHas risen toMr. GohojoHowever, Mr. Koyama will be dismissed by Mr. Gohojo.Hideyoshi ToyotomiWhen Mr. Gohojo was struck by, Yuki dominated the former Koyama territory,Edo PeriodSoonFukuiWas transferred toMatsudairaI left this place again.

• Fujiwara KitaDokane styleでMr. Keno(OrNakaharaThe prestigious Kanto regionUtsunomiyaIt is,Utsunomiya Arayama ShrineAs a priest of (Utsunomiya Daimyojin)KantoContributed to the maintenance of public order.Kisei both parties,Osuka PartyThe elite samurai group is famous.Kamakura Period,Utsunomiya Asuna Oshu BattleIn the warYoritomo GengenFrom "Bandoichi's bow removalWas praised. At this time, of the vassals who also made a successful battle,Masashige MasukoAlso, from Yoritomo, the top white flags of Genji were given one by one.Kisei both partiesMade the world known about the Order. Asuna's grandsonUtsunomiya Yoritsuna TheJapan's three major podiumsUtsunomiya podium which is one of theUtsunomiya YasunagaFrom UtsunomiyaPraise,AttractorMr. UtsunomiyaKamakura ShogunateIt was one of the most powerful clans.Utsunomiya KagetsunaIs the oldest samurai (company) family law in JapanUtsunomiya family ceremonyHas been established. The end of the Kamakura period,yuanWhen they attack Kyushu, in order to quench thisUtsunomiyaAs a general of the Kamakura army conquered the West and prevented this. Known as a warlordUtsunomiya public rope TheMasanari SuzukiIt was described as "Bandou Ichi no Yumitake". Also,Kenmu administrationBut he was one of the influential people.Muromachi Period,Utsunomiya TheTakashi AshikagaHelpShimotsuke-(I.e.-EchigoServed as guardian of three countries,Satsuyama mountain systemIt will reach its peak, playing a part inUtsunomiya mochi rope TheKanto area-UesugiAnd took over Uesugi and plagued Kanto.Kamakura public-Mr. AshikagaTheMuromachi ShogunateIt was restrained by the intention of.Sengoku period, 17sUtsunomiyaIs a famous general called Utsunomiya's founder of Chuko, and he is an ambitious and aggressively expanding power.Furukawa's internal conflictWhen my son-in-lawTakashi AshikagaAsylum,FurukawaIntervention attempting to stand. The power was expanded. Qing PartyMr. HagaBy TonaiUtsunomiya ConfusionWhen this happened, he defeated this and put the whole house together to succeed in becoming a Sengoku Daimyo. Making full use of diplomatic skills,DateOr contact FurukawaMasashi AshikagaSupportMr. NasuTo turn over, and sister and daughter Kokata FurukawaTakashi Ashikaga,Mr. Yuki OfMasayuki YukiWe also worked to stabilize the neighborhood, such as by marrying her. In later yearsNorth KantoAround the hegemony ofMr. Satake OfYoshitake SatakeQuarreled with. According to Narutsuna's intentions, the heyday was established as the largest force in the northern Kanto region, and Naruna became the No. XNUMX influential person in the northern Kanto region. After the death of the rope,LoyaltyWill continue to traceMr. NasuFight withMr. MinagawaWe will strive to expand our power by driving the to the point of extinction. With most of ShimotsukeHitachi country(Ibaraki), but the vassals became dissatisfied with loyalty due to the hard-lined rule of the house and the battle of successive years. Also, the brother-in-law of ShizunaMasayuki YukiRelationship with.Saruyama battleでMasayuki YukiWhile fightingHaga Entertainment Line Mr. Haga OfTakashi HagaAnd the plotUtsunomiyaWill be taken over. Because of this inner troubleUtsunomiyaHad to fall far behind in the neighbourhood, following the path of decline. After Kozuna became the head of the family, the vassals Takahisa Haga,Takataka Haga,Mibu TsunafusaThey wielded enormous power throughout the house and devoted themselves to politics. This system isRopeContinued until then.The Battle of Kitsuregawa MayonnazakaAnd ShonaMr. NasuWhen struck byMibu Tsunafusa UtsunomiyaWill take over. Loyal retainerTakasada HagaSucceeded in regaining Utsunomiya,UesugiWhen he invaded, he succeeded in fighting back.Mr. GohojoThe rise ofHirotsuna UtsunomiyaIt is,Takasada HagaBy the success ofHitachi country OfMr. SatakeTo establish a marriage alliance withMr. Satakeと と も にMr. GohojoRestrained. To Gohojo during the Tensho eraMr. Koyama OfGion CastleThe attack on Utsunomiya territory will be radicalized.Utsunomiya national ropeSuitable for defense baseTakiyama CastleMoved toMr. Gohojo Mr. Mibu,Mr. Nasu,Nikko mountainMonkOften in collaboration withShimono countryEven when I was attacked by, I repelled and endured.Hideyoshi Toyotomi OfUnificationSurvived the war-torn world and survived as a Toyotomi daimyo. However, UtsunomiyaAsano NagamasaBy the darkness ofToyotomi AdministrationSuddenly it became easy to get caught up in the internal conflict ofBizen countryWas distributed to and left this land.

• For many generations, he served as a retainer of Utsunomiya, and was also in a relationship with Utsunomiya.disciplineBoth parties OfMashikoandMr. HagaIs said to have stayed here even after the Utsunomiya family departed and passed down the culture built by Mr. Utsunomiya. In addition,Mashiko OfSaimyoji TempleToUtsunomiyaThere is a graveyard and it is still protected. AlsoUtsunomiyaSaves the cast iron tower for the memorial service of his late motherKiyoganji Temple TheKiyohara (Qing Party)It was built by Mr. Haga.

• Mr. Ashikaga Fujiwara TheHideto FujiwaraIt is said to be a descendant of the family and is based in Ashikaga-so.Mr. KoyamaQuarreled with. Together with Mr. Koyama, he was called "Ichikuni Ryotora".Tadashi AshikagaIsAzuma mirrorIs a military commander who is described as "Sustainless Warrior Warrior"Revenge of IinouHowever, the whole family was split due to the turmoil withdrawing the prize. The gap is pierced,Yoritomo GengenWas destroyed by.

• Based in AshikagasoGen SeiwaRighteous style-AshikagaIs KamakuraHojoTo serve,Takashi AshikagaInstead ofEmperor GodaigoAccording to the raising ofKamakura ShogunateParticipate in the campaign movement. Takashi of Emperor GodaigoKenmu's new governmentAway from,North morningTo open the Shogunate,Muromachi PeriodToGeneral AshikagaBecomesAshikaga schoolHas been reported to Europe as a "University of Bando" by missionaries.

• Fujiwara KitaNagaya style-Mr. Nasu TheNakagawaForming a stable area in the basin, it survived the Warring States, Edo, and Meiji eras, which is rare in the Kanto region, and it continues to carry on its name to this place.Sengoku period, WarlordNasu Kosuke Utsunomiya NaotsunaAnd pursue Utsunomiya until his extinction,Shimizu OtawaraAnd Utsunomiya retainerTakasada HagaWas arrested by the plot of.Sengoku periodIn the second halfOzeki TakamasuI was tossed about.Nasu Yoichi SodakaGive birth.

• Mr. Sano TheHideto FujiwaraIt is said to be the descendant of Sano and was built by Hidego based in Sanosho.Karasawa CastleFlourished as a castle.Sengoku period,Masatsuna SanoIs excellent in bravery,Kenshin Uesugi,Hojo,Hojo UjimasaHave been repelled many times. Of childMunetsuna SanoAlso excellent in bravery and attacked after the death of Chang TsunaKenshin Uesugi,Hojo HoshoHave been repelled. In addition to bravery, they also implemented innovative policies such as promoting the spread of guns, which had been delayed in the Kanto region.

The early modern period

In modern timesToyotomi AdministrationThe clan from the Middle Ages, such as Mr. Mibu and Mr. Koyama, is confiscated from the territory,UtsunomiyaThe Nasu people of Ozeki and Otawara have been relieved of their former territory by being submissive to the Toyotomi government and succeeding the name of the Kamakura government.Mr. KitsuregawaMr. Narita and others acquired the territory. In 18, Ieyasu Tokugawa was transferred to the Kanto region, and Shimono is located at the point of contact between the Toyotomi daimyo and the Tokugawa territory. In addition, in 1590 under the Toyotomi administration (1597nd year of Keicho), Mr. Utsunomiya was changed.

After the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the Toyotomi governmentUesugi KagekatsuOf the five magistratesMitsunari IshidaHowever, Ieyasu departs in Aizu to defeat the scenic spots in May 5. Mitsunari raised in the upper part during Ieyasu's dispatch, and Ieyasu turned back to the upper piece in Koyama and defeated Mitsunarikata in the Battle of Sekigahara. IeyasuEdoToTokugawa ShogunateAfter opening, the influential Australians since the Middle Ages disappeared one after another from Shimono, and the prefecture areaShogunate territory,Flag bookOf the Tokugawa familyFutami Daimyo,Flag bookCame to rule.

Edo periodBakuhan systemInUtsunomiya Domain,Mibu Clan,Karasuyama Domain,Kurobane Clan,Otawara Domain,Sano Clan,Ashikaga Domain,Fukiage clan,Kotoku Domain,KitsuregawaThe Fukuhara family's Sakuyama Jinya, the Ashino family's Nasu family's Fukuhara Jinya, the Otawara family's Morita Jinya, etc.ReplacementThe territory was ruled by the Jinya.

Shimotsukuni is located at the node from Edo to Oshu, and in modern timesNikko way,Oshu KaidoRoads and sidewalks such as Mibu-dori have been maintained, and lodging stations such as Oyamajuku and Imaichijuku have also been improved. In addition, the river transportation network such as Watarase River, Ogawa River, Kinu River, etc. of the Tone River system has been improved,River bankWas installed and the boat was carried.

sunlight(Nikko) Is a sacred place for the Shogunate,ToshoguAnd other brilliant buildings were created and specially protected and revered.

In the early modern period, at various places including the foot of NikkoNitta development・Under water cutting, the controversy over the farmHydrologyAlso occurred.

In the latter half of the Edo period, the current Tochigi prefecture area will be hit by severe exhaustion and devastation of the local community and a rapid population decline.Population estimation^[27]According to the report, the total population of Shimotsukuni was about 6 people in the 1721st century from Kyoho 5 (1834) in the middle Edo period to Tempo 1 (56) in the late Edo period. About 61.1^{[Annotation 2]}The population has fallen to about 1% in the first century, and the population is in a state of collapse. During the same period, Japan's total population grew by about 4% (10%) despite repeated famines.^{[Annotation 3]}Even in the Mutsukoku region on the northeastern Pacific side, where famine is said to have been serious, the population decline of less than 1.5% (86.1%) has been suppressed.^{[Annotation 4]}Even if you think about it, you can see the remarkable devastation of Shimotsukuni in the late Edo period.^{[Annotation 5]}.

In such a state,Ninomiya SontokuSakuramachi (currentlyMokaoldNinomiya town) Of the flag territoryHotoku methodCarried out a reform project called.

Modern and contemporary

• Boshin WarNow it will be one of the battlefields in the Kanto area such as Utsunomiya (Battle of Utsunomiya),1868/(Keio 4th year) JuneMichitaro Nabeshima(Hizen clan) is ShimonoguniTomooka PrefectureWas appointed to the Nikko territory in August. In September, Nabeshima Prefecture entered the former Nikko Magistrate's Office,1869/(Meiji 2) In JulyNikkoIt was renamed and the prefectural office was set up in Nikko.

• Meiji RestorationThe government will promote centralization1871/8/29(Meiji4/Lunar calendar November 7)Abandoned DomainTo eliminate the traditional feudal rule. After that, the reorganization of prefectures nationwide was carried out, and in the same year12/25(Lunar calendar November 11), in the northern part of ShimotsukeUtsunomiyaHowever, in addition to the southeastern part of Uenoguni,TochigiWas installed. Tochigi PrefectureMibu prefecture,Fukiage prefecture,Sano,Ashikaga prefecture,NikkoAre integrated. The jurisdictions and prefectural offices of both prefectures are as follows.
  • Utsunomiya Prefecture (Prefectural office location: Kawachi-gunUtsunomiya）
    • Among Shimotsuke countries: Kawachi, Shioya, Nasu, Haga
  • Tochigi Prefecture (Prefectural office location: Tsuga-gunTochigi）
    • Among Shimotsuke countries: Toga-gun, Samukawa-gun, Anso-gun, Ashikaga-gun, Ryota-gun
    • Ueno Country: Yamada District,Nitta District,Ora-gun

• 1873/(6th year of Meiji)6/15Utonomiya and Tochigi prefectures merge to form today's Tochigi prefecture^[28], The prefectural office was set up in Tochigi Town. Three years later1876/In (Meiji 9), 3 counties in UenoKumagayaMerged with the northern part of Ueno (domestic Ueno)GunmaIt became a part of the prefecture and became the same prefecture area as it is now.1884/(17th year of Meiji),TochigiThe prefectural office was moved to Utsunomiya-cho with the name (Relocation of Tochigi Prefectural OfficeSee).

population

Prefecture population is 1,933,146 (2020/(Reiwa2 years)Census)so,Prefectures19th place (List of prefectures). The largest census population is2005/The number was 17 in 2,016,631 and was ranked 20th in prefectures.

2020/(ReiwaThe city in the top 2 in the population ranking according to the census in 100 was Utsunomiya (27).Prefectural office location and population rank of ordinance-designated cities).The cities and towns that have been ranked in the top 100 in the national census of each year are Utsunomiya (highest: 2010 (22), 2015, 2020 (Reiwa 2) 27th). Ashikaga (highest rank: 1965th place in 40 (Showa 88)) and Ashikaga (highest rank: 1920th place in 9 (Taisho 98)) were 2 cities and 1 town. (Each ranking is the ranking when the Tokyo Special Zone is treated as one city and included in the ranking.)

The cities of Tochigi Prefecture are mainly Kinugawa, which flows from the northern mountainous areas.Nakagawa, The Watarase River and other riversThe Pacific OceanOf the flow path towardsAlluvial plainとRiver terraceDeveloped in the club. Located in the center of the prefectureUtsunomiya CityConsists of a mountainous area in the northwest and a plain area in the central south, and the city area is formed at the boundary between the mountainous area and the plain area. other than this,Watarase River,Tagawa, Kinugawa,Nakagawa,OgawaIn the middle river basin such asAshikaga,Shimotsuke,Moka,Nasu Karasuyama,Kanuma City,Tochigi City,Oyama CitySuch a medium-sized city is developing.

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Tochigi population change
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city

Tochigi Prefecture Population Ranking by City

Population density ranking by city in Tochigi prefecture (Estimated population August 2022, 6)

The population density

2010/(Heisei22 years) of Tochigi prefecture by censusThe population densityIs 1square kilometerThere are 313.29 people.

A city with a population density of over 1 people per square kilometerUtsunomiya CityOnly Utsunomiya and Ashikaga are two cities with a population density of more than 1 people per square kilometer.

Demographic transition

1 timesCensusWas carried out1920/(TaishoThe prefecture's population in 9 was approximately 104 million, ranked 47rd out of 25 prefectures. Municipalities with a population of 3 or moreUtsunomiya-Ashikaga-AshioThere were 3 municipalities.

2000/(HeiseiAccording to the national census, the prefecture population is about 12 million, ranking 200th among 47 prefectures. Municipalities with a population of 20 or more are Utsunomiya, Ashikaga,Tochigi-(I.e.-Kanuma-Imaichi-(I.e.-Moka-Otawara-Arrow sheet-Ebony-Hanoi-Mibu-NishinasunoThere were 14 municipalities.

The table below shows all the cities in Tochigi Prefecture and the old towns that make up the city center (Utsunomiya, Ashikaga, Tochigi, Sano, Kanuma,sunlight・Imaichi/Oyama/Moka/Otawara/Yaita/Kuroiso/Nasushiobara/Ujiie/Sakura-Karasuyama/Nasu Karasuyama-Ishibashi/Shimotsuke), a town with a population of 3 or more and its former towns and villages (Kami-Mikawa-hometown/Hanoi-Ashio-Mibu-Akutsu/Takanezawa-Ashino/Nasu-Nishinasuno-TanumaThe total population of 23 municipalities is shown.

Concentrated area

2010/(Heisei22 years)CensusDID in Tochigi prefecture byConcentrated area) Has 15 municipalities and 22 districts, and the DIDs with a population of 5 or more were Utsunomiya City I, Ashikaga City, and Oyama City I.

Politics

Prefectural government

• Governor:Tomiichi Fukuda(Fukuda and Mikazu, 5th term)

Successive elected governors

• Shigeyoshi Kodaira (2nd period, April 1947, 4-February 12, 1955)
• Kiichi Ogawa (1st period, February 1955, 2-February 5, 1959)
• Nobuo Yokokawa (4th period, February 1959, 2-December 5, 1974)
• Funada Joe(3rd period, December 1974, 12-December 8, 1984)
• Fumio Watanabe(4rd period, December 1984, 12-December 9, 2000)
• Akio Fukuda(1rd period, December 2000, 12-December 9, 2004)
• Tomiichi Fukuda(Fourth term, December 5, 2004-current position)

finance

19

• Financial capability index 0.63
  • I Group (Financial Power Index 0.5 or higher) 17nd out of 7 municipalities

18

• Fiscal strength index 0.58
  • I Group (Financial Power Index 0.5 or higher) 16nd out of 8 municipalities

17

• Fiscal strength index 0.53
  • I Group (Financial Power Index 0.5 or higher) 10nd out of 9 municipalities

16

• Fiscal strength index 0.49
  • II Group (Financial Power Index 0.4 or more, less than 0.5) 10th among 1 municipalities

National politics

House of Representatives OfSmall districtIs 5.House of CouncilorsThen, 1 ward is constructed in all prefectures.

Economic and industrial

2008/The prefectural total product of (20) is 7 billion yen.^[29].. country'sGDPIt has a larger scale than the majority of countries. Main industries are Utsunomiya CityKamimikawa Town,Oyama City,Otawara City,Moka,Tochigi City,Ashikaga,Kanuma City,YaitaInland modern industry represented byNorth Kanto Industrial AreaForming a part of.

Agriculture:It is also a flourishing area, and it is an industrial area that uses the abundant water of the rivers flowing from the north of the prefecture.NasushiobaraOtawara City and Utsunomiya City are among the leading rice-producing regions in Japan, and in Nasushiobara CitydairyIs also popular, domesticRaw milkProduction isHokkaidoNext highest. In addition, mainly in Moka City and Kanuma CityStrawberryIs cultivated actively in Mibu Town and Kanuma CityKanpyoIt is also a specialty product of the prefecture.

CommercialIs flourishing in Utsunomiya city, Tochigi prefectureAnnual product salesAbout half of this is occupied by Utsunomiya City, making it the first commercial city in Tochigi Prefecture. The tourism industry is thriving, and the history and natural heritage of Nikko City, Nasushiobara City, and Ashikaga City (Nikko shrine,Ashio Copper MineTrace,Ashikaga schoolTrace,Lake Chuzenji,Kegon Falls,Kinugawa Onsen,Nasu mountain,Nasu plateau,Shiobara OnsenEtc.) of Utsunomiya CityGyoza,Cocktails,jazz,Motegi OfTwin Ring Motegi, Tochigi city's warehouses are also a tourist resource.

Prefectural officeUtsunomiya CityIs one of the best rice producing areas in the country, and accounts for about half of the annual product sales in Tochigi Prefecture, and the amount of industrial production is the largest in Tochigi Prefecture, making it the largest agricultural, commercial and industrial city in Tochigi Prefecture.

Primary industry

Agriculture and forestry

• Main agricultural products of Tochigi Prefecture Strawberry,Leek,carrot,Paddy rice,Raw milk,Kanpyo,Nijo Barley,Grape,Bean sprouts,Udo,hemp
  • It is a large consumption area of ​​agricultural productsCapital AreaThe metropolitan area agriculture, which makes use of its geographical advantage, is popular.
• marijuana - hempclothThe highest amount of cannabis, kanpyo, strawberry, Nijo barley, sprouts, and udo produced in Japan^[30].

As for Kanpyo, Tochigi Prefecture produces 99% and the rest isIbarakiIs producing.

• pear - Haga-gunNo. 6 in Japan
• Apples - Yaitaな ど
• TochigiWagyu beef - NasushiobaraThe northern part of the prefecture.LuxurybrandThere are also cows.

Fishing industry

• OkunikkoLake ChuzenjiOn the shoreShogahamaToFisheries Research and Education OrganizationNikko branch,Otawara City OfNakagawaTochigi prefecture on the riversideFisheries experimental stationThere is.
• Tochigi PrefectureFish farmでtrout OfAquacultureIs being done.
• Nakagawa,Kinugawa,OgawaMainly toTourismAlthough the purposeYanaThere are many places.
• There are a few people in the Naka River who make a living by fishing for river fish.

Agricultural output

Secondary industry

Industrial

• Industrial products
  • Automotive industry,タ イ ヤ, Medical X-ray device LCD,TV receiver,カメラInterchangeable lenses, medical and hygiene rubber products,shutter,hard diskMagnetic recording media (produce 100% of world market share)
  • Utsunomiya Technopolis area (Kiyohara Industrial Park,, Soft Research Park)

    Taking advantage of the advantageous location conditions in the Tokyo metropolitan area, we are promoting the attraction of high-value-added companies and excellent companies centered on information industries and research institutes.

• Traditional craft (Traditional crafts designated by Tochigi Prefecture）
  • Oyama CitySoutheastern Tochigi PrefectureYuki TsumugiThe origin of (Yutsuki Tsumugi).
  • Mashiko ware(Mashiko Town),Small sand ware(Koi Sayaki,Nakagawa TownSmall sand) etc.China
  • NikkoAroundCedar incenseProduction is the largest in Japan with a market share of about 50%. (Imaichi Tourism Association,100 scented landscapes）
  • NikkoNikko carving.Edo PeriodToNikko Toshogu ShrineIt was constructed and repairedTattooist,PainterBegan to settle in Nikko and produce small lacquerware such as trays as Nikko souvenirs.
  • Kanuma City TheFurniture,JoineryProduction area. It is also used in the Kanuma traditionCrossing, Kumiko Shoin Shoji etc. are also made. (Kanuma Woodworking Area Cooperative,Sculpture stall）
  • Around Utsunomiya CityGourd,KanpyoIt becomes the raw material ofYugao OfFruitCraftedCraftIt is a production area of ​​fukube work. (Fukube work）

Mining

• Once representing Japanmine OfAshio Copper MineHave and aroundHydropowerUse the power ofElectrical wireAnd contribute to the modernization of Japan.
  • Even nowNikkoInPrinted boardAnd high-performance batteryelectrodeUsed for high qualityelectrolyticIs being produced.
• Sano CityKuzuuDistrictcementIt becomes the raw material ofDolomite(Japan's highest output),LimestoneIs the main production area of.
• Utsunomiya CityBuilding materialFamous asOtani stoneIs the production area.

Manufactured product shipment value, etc.

Tertiary industry

Commercial

• Utsunomiya CityIs the largest city in Tochigi prefectureAnnual product sales(2006/(18), including wholesale business).

Tourism

• sunlight-Kinugawa,Shiobara-NasuIn the areatourismIs thriving.

Commercial annual product sales

Major large-scale commercial facilities

• Sano Premium Outlet
• Nasu Garden Outlet
• Bell Mall
• Fukudaya Department Store
  • Fukudaya Shopping Plaza Utsunomiya
  • FKD Shopping Mall Utsunomiya Interpark
• Tobu Utsunomiya Department Store
• AEON group
  • ion-AEON MALL
    • Aeon Imaichi store,AEON Tochigi store, Aeon Mibu store
    • AEON MALL Oyama
    • AEON MALL Sano New City
  • AEON TOWN
    • Aeon Town Nasu, Aeon Town Moka, Aeon Town Nasushiobara, Aeon Town Sakura, Aeon Town Sano
• Seven & i Holdings
  • Ito-YokadoUtsunomiya store (Bell Mall key tenant)
  • Ito-Yokado Oyama store
• Beisia Group
  • BeisiaImaichi Mall
  • Cainz Mall Ohira
  • Cainz HomeUtsunomiya flat branch
• Paseo
• Tonari Utsunomiya

Tochigi companies

Major companies with headquarters in Tochigi Prefecture

• Ashikaga Bank
• Tochigi Bank
• Fukudaya Department Store - Shopping center
• Tobu Utsunomiya Department Store
• Kawachi chemical - Drug store
• Kojima -Major electronics retail store
• TKC -Information service
• Kanseki - Home center
• Futaba food - ice creamManufacturing
• Yuanji Sushi - Conveyor belt sushiMajor
• - pickles製造
• My call - Esteesubsidiary.Disposable body warmer製造
• Leon automatic machine -Manufacture of food machinery
• Manny -Medical device manufacturing
• Nakanishi -Manufacture of dental equipment and industrial products
• Canon medical systems -Medical device manufacturing
• Noiwa Railway -Third sector railway
• Moka Railway -Third sector railway
• Kanto Motor -Operates route buses, highway buses, Nasu ropeway, etc.
• Nikko traffic -Operates the Akechidaira ropeway and route buses
• Takizawa Ham - HamManufacture of processed meat products
• Iwashita food -Pickle production
• Marushin Foods --Manufacturing processed meat products such as hamburgers
• Hariya Milk Industry -Dairy production
• Kodaira industry -Truck body manufacturing
• GM Ichihara Industry　- Fire truck製造
• Senba Saccharification Industry -Production of food ingredients such as powdered tea
• Flying garden -Family restaurant chain
• Dexerials --Manufacturing of electronic parts, bonding materials, optical materials, etc.

Major companies that have entered Tochigi Prefecture

• Panasonic
• Nissan Motor
• Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
• SUBARU
• Isuzu Motors
• Bridgestone
• Komatsu Works
• Canon
• PENTAX
• Kao
• Chugai Pharmaceutical
• Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical
• GlaxoSmithKline
• Utsu Seimeimaru
• Mama Macaroni -Pasta production- Nissin Foodssubsidiary(Nisshin Flour Millgroup)
• Sapporo beerNasu factory
• Nikka WhiskeyTochigi Factory (Sakura City)
• SuntoryAzusa no Mori Factory (Tochigi City)
• Calbee
• Morinaga Confectionery
• Miyajima soy sauceUtsunomiya Factory
• Furukawa Electric
• Furukawa Battery
• Furukawa Machinery Metal - Ashio Copper Mine
• Achilles
• Sumitomo Osaka Cement
• Toko Takadake
• East Japan Railway
• Tobu Railway
• JR Bus Kanto

Life and transportation

Policemen

• Tochigi Police

Transportation

To the north and south of almost the center of Tochigi PrefectureTokyoとTohoku regionJR connectingTohoku Shinkansen, JRUtsunomiya Line(Tohoku Main Line),Tohoku Expressway,National Route 4Runs north to south. In addition, the line extends radially to various places in Tochigi Prefecture, centering on Utsunomiya. The main routes to each direction based on Utsunomiya are as follows.

• Northwest (Nikko-ShiobaraDirection): JRSunlight,Nikko Utsunomiya Road,National Route 119,National Route 121,Tahara Highway,Funao Kaido,Niisato Highway(Niratsuka Highway)
• Northeast (Takanezawa Town-Sakura City-Nasu KarasuyamaDirection):Rikuwa Road,Shirasawa Highway
• East side (Haga Town-Ichikai-MotegiDirection):Mito Highway,Mogi Highway,Yanagida Highway
• Southeast side (Kamimikawa Town-MokaDirection):National Route 408,Kamikawa River,Sunada Highway,Moka Highway
• Southwest (Mibu Town-Tochigi CityDirection):Tobu Utsunomiya Line,Tochigi Highway,Hanyu Road
• West side (Kanuma CityDirection): JR Nikko, National Route 119,Otani highway(Arashin Kaido),Nagasaka Highway(Kanuma Highway),Naoki Kaido(Kanuma Inter Street)

In addition to this, the line connecting east and west is in the southern part of the prefectureIbaraki,GunmaConnect both prefecturesNorth Kanto ExpresswayAnd JRRyomo Line, JRMito Line,National Route 50Such. In the northern part of the prefecture,National Route 400and so on. In the north-south direction, in the eastern part of the prefectureNational Route 294Such. In the western part of the prefecture, a railway line that runs directly from TokyoTobu Nikko,Tobu Kinugawa Line,Noiwa Railway Aizu Kinugawa LineRuns.

There is no airport in Tochigi Prefecture. The nearest airports are Narita International Airport (Narita City, Chiba Prefecture) and Tokyo International Airport (Tokyo).

Highway

• E4Tohoku Expressway - Kawaguchi JCTからUtsunomiya ICUp to 6 lanes.
• E50North Kanto Expressway

General national road

• National Route 4
• National Route 50
• National Route 119
• Nikko Utsunomiya Road(Bypass toll road)
• National Route 120
• National Route 121
• National Route 122
• National Route 123
• National Route 293
• National Route 294
• National Route 352
• National Route 400
• National Route 407
• National Route 408
• National Route 461

Main prefectural road/general prefectural road

• List of prefectural roads in Tochigi Prefecture

Railway line

The total operating distance (excluding duplication) of railway lines in Tochigi prefecture is 418.5 km, and there are 117 stations.^[31].. The average number of people transported per day in 2019 was 1, a decrease of 17.6% from the peak (1995).^[31].. [] Indicates the operating distance, number of stations, and average number of passengers in Tochigi prefecture for each line (FY2019).^[31].

Originally without JROkinawaThe only JR line in Tochigi prefecture, excluding the 46 prefectures, which is a limited express train on conventional lines (the conventional line section of the temporary and mini-shinkansen).^{[Annotation 6]}It becomes a prefecture where) does not run.^{[Annotation 8][Annotation 9]}

• East Japan Railway(JR East)
  • Tohoku Shinkansen[77.2 km, 3 stations, 21,506 people / day]
  • Yamagata Shinkansen
  • Akita Shinkansen(This prefecture passes through all train stations）
  • Tohoku Main Line(No nickname is set north of Kuroiso Station) [107.3 km, 21 stations, 111,841 people / day]^[31]
    • Utsunomiya Line(Nickname south of Kuroiso Station)
    • Shonan Shinjuku Line(Nickname of a train that goes directly to the Yokosuka Line via Shinjuku Station)
    • Ueno Tokyo Line(Nickname of a train that goes directly to the Tokaido Line via Tokyo Station)
  • Sunlight[40.5 km, 7 stations, 6,786 people / day]^[31]
  • Ryomo Line[47.3 km, 11 stations]^[31]
  • Karasuyama Line[20.4 km, 8 stations, 1,575 people / day, 13,269 people / day]^[31]
  • Mito Line[4.9 km, 1 stations]^[31]
• Tobu Railway
  • Tobu Utsunomiya Line[24.3 km, 11 stations, 12,055 people / day]^[31]
  • Tobu Isesaki Line[6.7 km, 5 stations, 4,734 people / day]^[31]
  • Tobu Nikko[65.0 km, 18 stations, 16,555 people / day]^[31]
  • Tobu Kinugawa Line[16.2 km, 9 stations, 2,491 people / day]^[31]
  • Tobu Sano Line[15.2 km, 8 stations, 3,878 people / day]^[31]
• Noiwa Railway
  • Noiwa Railway Aizu Kinugawa Line[25.0 km, 8 stations, 675 people / day]^[31]
• Moka Railway
  • Moka Railway Moka Line[33.4 km, 13 stations, 1,899 people / day]^[31]
• Watarase Valley Shindo
  • Watarase Gorge Railway Watarase Gorge Line[5.4 km, 4 stations, 123 people / day]^[31]

Main route bus

Private route bus in Tochigi prefecture (consigned by the private sector)Community busThe total number of kilometers traveled (including 2,635.3) was 2019 thousand km, and the average number of passengers per day in 1 was 51,408, a decrease of 1969% from the peak (87).^[31].. [] Indicates the distance traveled by each operator in the Tochigi prefecture section, and the average number of transport personnel (FY2019).^[31].

• Kanto Motor[1,914.4 km, 41,748 people / day]^[31]
  • Utsunomiya / Kanuma / Nikko / Shioya district
    • Kanto Motor Komagou Sales Office
    • Kanto Motor Utsunomiya Sales Office
    • Kanto Automobile Yanase Sales Office
    • Kanto Motor Kanuma Office
  • Shimotsuke / Moka / Mibu / Oyama district
    • Kanto Automobile Ishibashi Sales Office
  • Sano/Tochigi area
    • Kanto Motor Sano Sales Office
  • Utsunomiya / Sakura / Mato / Moka / Mashiko district (formerlyTono Kotsu）
    • Kanto Motor Higashi-no-hiraide Sales Office
  • Otawara/Nasu area
    • Kanto Automobile Nasushiobara Office
  • Express Bus
    • Horse chestnutHaneda Line (Kuroiso Station-Utsunomiya Station-Sano New City Bus Terminal - Haneda airport）
    • Marronnier Narita Line (Yanagita Garage/Utsunomiya Station- Narita Airport）
    • Tochigi No.(Utsunomiya Station/Tochigi Station - Kyoto Station-Osaka Station-Abenobashi Station）
    • Salvia (Kiryu Station-Ashikaga Station・Sano New City Bus Terminal-Narita Airport)
    • North Kanto Liner Mito Line (Utsunomiya Station- Akatsuka Station-Mito Station）
    • Nasu/Shiobara(Nasu Onsen・Nishinasuno Station -Kanuma Bus Terminal- Oji Station-Busta Shinjuku）
• JR Bus Kanto[444.5 km, 5,233 people / day]^[31]
  • Utsunomiya, Haga, Mogi district
    • JR Bus Kanto Utsunomiya Branch
  • Nasu/Shiobara area
    • JR Bus Kanto Nishi Nasuno Branch
  • Express Bus
    • JR Bus Kanto Sano Branch
    • Marronnier Shinjuku(Sano Shintoshi Bus Terminal-Oji Station/Shinjuku Station)
    • Marronnier Tokyo(Sano New City Bus Terminal-Oji Station/Tokyo Station)
    • Midnight Marronnier (Shinjuku/Oji Station→Sano Shintoshi Bus Terminal) *Midnight flights
    • Nasu / Shiobara (Nasu Onsen /Shiobara Onsen --Kanuma Bus Terminal --Oji Station / Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal)
• Tobu Bus Nikko[134.7 km, 3,504 people / day]^[31]
  • Nikko/Oku-Nikko area
  • Express Bus
    • Kinugawa Onsen Station-Tobu Nikko Station - Haneda airport·Yokohama Stationline
• Nikko traffic[65.0 km, 260 people / day]^[31]
  • Senjogahara-OdashirogaharaDistrict low pollution bus
  • Kinugawa Onsen area
  • Yunishigawa Onsen area
• Tokyo airport traffic
  • Marronnier Haneda Line
• Chiba Kotsu
  • Marronnier Narita Line
  • Salvia
• Kintetsu Bus
  • Tochigi No.
• Ibaraki Transportation
  • North Kanto LinerMito Line
  • Kanto Yakimono Liner (Akihabara Station -Mogi Sakagawa MuseumMashiko Station）
  • Mito Station North Exit - Twin Ring Motegi(Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays only)
• Japan Central Bus
  • Silk liner
• Fukushima Transportation-Meitetsu bus
  • Night Express Bus Fukushima / Koriyama / Utsunomiya-Nagoya Line
• Tohoku Express Bus
  • Nikko/Kinugawa Onsen (Kinugawa Onsen Station/Tobu Nikko Station- Tokyo Station）

Medical and welfare

Disaster base hospital

• Tochigi disaster base hospital

Licensed Nursery School

• Tochigi Preschool List

Education

University-Junior college

• List of universities in Tochigi

College of technology

• Oyama National College of Technology(Oyama City）

Vocational school

• List of Tochigi special training schools

Special school

• List of Tochigi special support schools

high school

• Tochigi High School List

Junior high school

• Tochigi Junior High School List

primary school

• Tochigi Elementary School List

Kindergarten

• List of Tochigi kindergartens

Mass media

News (Chinese)

• Shimono Shimbun

TV station

Broadcast target areaKanto wide areaBelong to. TochigiPrefectural broadcast OfTochigi TV-NHK Utsunomiya Broadcasting StationIn addition to the,NHK Broadcast Center(Education tv)WhenKey station in Tokyo5 stations (Nippon TV-TV Asahi-TBS-Television Tokyo Channel 12, Ltd.-Fuji Television Network, Inc) Is the broadcasting area throughout Tochigi prefecture. In the Kanto Plain south of the central part of the prefectureBroadcast target areaoutsideNHK TokyoGeneral TV(JOAK-DTV) is a guide to the reception area^[32].. In addition to Tochigi TV, NHK and key stations have relay stations all over Tochigi prefecture.

• NHK Utsunomiya Broadcasting Station(General TV）
• Tochigi TV(GYT) (Independent broadcasting station）

Radio stations

• AM radio station
  • Tochigi Broadcasting(CRT) (NRNseries)

* Kanto wide area broadcastingJRNOf seriesTBS Radio, NRN seriesNippon Cultural Broadcasting, Inc.-Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc.Is also a target area for broadcasting.

• FM radio station
  • FM Tochigi(RADIO BERRY) (JFNseries)
  • NHK Utsunomiya Broadcasting Station

* This prefectureradikoThe number of stations that can be listened to with the basic service of is 18 stations, which is the largest in all prefectures in Japan.

• Community FM station
  • FM Kurara 857Tochigi City (JOZZ3CB-FM)
  • Utsunomiya Community FM (Miyaradi), Utsunomiya City (JOZZ3CK-FM)
  • Oh Raji, Oyama City (JOZZ3CM-FM)
  • FM Yugao (Operating company isCable vision), Shimotsuke City (JOZZ3CU-FM)
  • FM Maoka, Moka City (JOZZ3CV-FM)

1994/(6), Tochigi CityTochigi community broadcastingHave been issued a license (JOZZ3AA-FM: FM warehouse town), but due to financial problems, the license was withdrawn,Community broadcastingNo stations until October 2015^{[Detailed information for identifying documents]}The state has continued for nearly 20 years, there is no momentum for new broadcasting, and it was the only prefecture in the country with no community broadcasting "Blank prefecture",2015/(27)1/27,Tochigi Cable Television (Operated by Cable Television Co., Ltd.)Operated by Chigi City FM (JOZZ3CB-FM) reserve license^[33]Was issued and community broadcasting is expected to open in Tochigi Prefecture.

Culture/Sport

There are more than 120 golf courses in Tochigi prefecture, and domestic tours were held in various places until the Heisei era.Although the golf boom is over, there are still many visitors from other prefectures in Tochigi City and Sano City, which are close to the city center, as a popular sport for the elderly.Many golf courses in Tochigi Prefecture have mountain courses, which are different from the riverbeds and flat courses in the Kanto Plain.It is also attractive in terms of price, and you can enjoy playing in nature.

dialect

• Tochigi dialect
• Ashikaga valve

Food culture:

local cuisine

Food/Processed food/Cooking

• KanpyoCooking-around Mibu-cho, Kami-Mikawa-cho, Shimotsuke
• Strawberry - Tochiotome,Skyberry^[34],Tochiaika^[35]な ど
• Shimotsukare - RadishThe rough downsalmonHead of theSake leesStewedlocal cuisineAlmost all of Tochigi prefecture, part of Ibaraki
• Gyoza -Utsunomiya City
• Buckwheat -Mountain area (Nikko City, Kanuma City, Sano City, Tochigi City, etc.)
• Lemon milk -Tochigi prefecture
• Yuba -Nikko
• -Tochigi prefecture
• Wild vegetables -Mountain area (Nikko City, Nasushiobara City, Kanuma City etc.)
• Sano ramen -Sano City
• Potato fry -Southern part of the prefecture (Sano City, etc.)
• 鮎 - Nakagawa,Kinugawa,Ogawa
  • SweetfishNare sushi -Utsunomiya City Kamikochi District
• trout -Nikko
• Sagambo and Moro(shark)-Tochigi prefecture
• Shitake (Chichitake)-Tochigi prefecture
• Ear udon(Sano City)
• Yakisoba with potato -Tochigi City
• -Ashikaga

Traditional crafts

Traditional crafts designated by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry

• Yuki Tsumugi(fabric,1977/）
• Mashiko ware(Porcelain,1979/）

Traditional crafts

traditional culture

Folk song

• Yagibushi

Sports

• Tochigi SC(サ ッ カ ー-J League）
• Tochigi City Football Club(Soccer/Kanto League)
• HC Tochigi Nikko Ice Bucks(Ice hockey-Asian League）
• Utsunomiya Breakfast(basketball-B League）
• Tochigi Golden Braves(baseball-Route Inn BC League）
• All Ashikaga Club(Adult baseball）
• All Tochigi Baseball Club(Adult baseball)
• Utsunomiya Blitzen(Bicycle competition）
• Nasu Blaizen(Bicycle competition)
• (Field hockey-Takamado Miya Hockey Japan League）
• Utsunomiya Bicycle Racetrack
• Utsunomiya Racecourse(Abolished)

Yuruchara/Local character

mascot-Local character

• Sanomaru(Sano City）
• Tochisuke(Tochigi City）
• Yoichi(Otawara City）
• (Yaita）
• (Ashikaga）
• Tochimaru-kun^[36]

Tourism

world Heritage

• Nikko shrine

National treasure (building)

• Nikko Toshogu Shrine(Nikko City)-Main hall, stone hall and front hall, front and back Karamon, Tozai Toro Fence, Yomei Gate, East-West Corridor
• Rinnoji Temple(Nikko City)-Main hall of the Mausoleum of the Great Hall
• Gionji Temple(Ashikaga City)-

National treasure (arts and crafts)

• Sword nameNational religion(Nikko Toshogu)
• Sword nameSukeshin(Nikko Toshogu)
• Otachi Meibi Shucho Funun Sadaharu February XNUMXth year (Nikko Futarayama Shrine)
• Small sword Mei Kuni Shun, black lacquer lacquer sword sword (Nikko Futarayama Shrine)
• General Reclining Buddha (Rinnoji)
• Nasu Kunizo Monument(Otawara City/Kasaishi Shrine)
• Song BookSentence selection(Kanazawa libraryBook) (hereinafter,AshikagaCollection/Ashikaga School Memorial LibraryStorage)
• Song versionZhou YiBarren
• Song versionShosho正義
• Song versionTribute正義

Important intangible folk cultural property (designated by the country)

• Karasuyama mountain raising event (1979/(Showa 54) Designation,Nasu Karasuyama）
• Kanuma Imamiya Shrine Festival Street Food Event (2003/(15) Designation,Kanuma City）
• (1987/(Showa 62) Designation,Nikko(OldKuriyama Village))
• Strong light type of light emitting path(Hokkou no Gohanshiki) (1996/(8) Designation,Kanuma City(OldAwano Town))

National important cultural properties, etc.

• For details, Tochigi's cultural assets See

Prefecture designated cultural property

• Detail is"List of Tochigi designated cultural propertiesSee
• Tochigi prefecture Lion dance, Kagura, Bunraku, etc.

nature Park

• Nikko National Park
  • Lake Chuzenji,Kegon Falls,Iroha slope
  • Mt. Nantaisan,Mt. Nyohouzan,Daimanakoyama,Mt.,Mt. Tarousan
  • Senjogahara,Odashirogahara,Ryuzu Falls,Yutaki,Yuno Lake,Lake Nishino
  • Kirifuri Plateau,Kirifuri Waterfall
  • Nasu plateau,Mt. Chausudake,Mt. Asahidake,Slaughter stone
• Utsunomiya Prefectural Natural Park
  • Kuriyazawa Dam,Utsunomiya City Forest Park
  • Koga Shiyama,Takiyama
  • Otani's strange rocks, Otoiwa, Koshijiiwa
• Tochigi Prefecture Central Park,Utsunomiya Castle Ruins Park,Hachimanyama Park

History

• Nikko shrine(world Heritage）
  • Nikko Toshogu Shrine - Tokugawa IeyasuMausoleum. Tosho Daigongen (issue given to Ieyasu) is enshrined.
  • Rinnoji Temple -Nikko ToshoguJinguji Temple.
  • Nikko Futarayama Shrine -Enshrine Nikko Sansho God.
• Chuzenji Temple -Rinnoji Betsuin,Bando Sanju Kannon Sacred GroundNo. 18.
• Nikko cedar trees - lengthThe best in the worldTree-lined road (Nikko Kaido-Nikko Regular Use Road-Aizu West Route）
• Ashio Copper Mine
• Ashikaga school -Japan's oldest university ruins.
• Gionji Temple - Ashikagaplace of origin. Bodhi Temple originated from his residence.
• Tochigi warehouse - KoedoA townscape with an alias.
• Mt. Taiheizan Shrine
• Daci Temple - Yen RenIs a temple that was trained by.Edwin O. ReischauerAmbassador to Japan is visiting.
• Saimyoji Temple - GyokiAn ancient temple that is said to have been opened.Bando Sanju Kannon Sacred GroundNo. 20.
• Jizo-in Temple - UtsunomiyaBodhi Temple. There are gravestones of successive owners.
• Unganji Temple - Matsuo Basho OfBack pathZen temple that appears in.
• Otani-ji TempleOtani Kannon -Japan's oldestCliff buddha.Bando Sanju Kannon Sacred GroundNo. 19.
• Utsunomiya Site -Utsunomiya's residence.Boshin WarBurnt down.
• Utsunomiya Arayama Shrine - Heike storyBattle of YashimaでYoichi Nasu"Utsunomiya" prayed for success when he hit the target of the swaying fan on board.Azuma mirrorでYoritomo Gengen Oshu Battle"Utsunomiya Daimyojin" that was donated at the time of.
• Negoya Valley Remains(Holy Mountain Park)- Jomon PeriodRuins of a large village.
• Kozenji Temple - UtsunomiyaOpening base. The temple area is called the Kahoku Zenrin.
• Ruins of Shimono Yakushiji Temple - ShimogenoIt is also called the Bodhi TempleNara periodRuins of Oji Temple.
• Former Shinohara House,Kiyoganji Temple OfGrandmother,Bell from the Hozo Temple,Utsunomiya Great Buddha at Zenganji Temple
• Jizo-do of Enmeiin,Ikko Temple OfSweating amida
• Shounji weeping cherry tree
• Shirasawa InnLodging
• Nogi Shrine

Museums

• Tochigi Prefectural Museum -Collect, store, exhibit, and conduct research on Tochigi Prefecture's history, folklore, arts and crafts, and natural history materials. Located in Tochigi Central Park. The secretariat of the Tochigi Prefectural Museum Association, to which Tochigi Prefecture museums and art galleries belong, is set up.
• Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Art - Claude Monet"Coast of Saint-Adres",Sumio Kawakami"Early summer breeze"
• Utsunomiya Museum of Art - Rene Magritte"Large family" ofMarc Chagall"Still life" etc.
• Kurita Museum of Art - Imari ware-Nabeshima wareSpecialized in porcelain. One of the world's largest museums of ceramics.
• Sumio Kawakami Museum -Sumio KawakamiPrintworks
• Nasu War Museum, Glass Art Emile Galle Museum, Rindo Lake Gallery, Nasu Music Box Museum, Nasu Classic Car Museum, Nasu Torikku Art Pia, Nasu History Exploration Museum, Konoha Fossil Garden, Nasunogahara Museum, Nogi Shrine Treasure Museum , Otawara City Nasu Yoichi Traditional Museum, Otawara City Kurobane Basho Museum, Nakagawa Town Nasu Fudoki no Oka Museum, Otawara City Fureai no Oka Nature Observation Museum, Tochigi Prefecture Nakagawa Water Amusement Park, Yamagata Aritomo Memorial Museum, Yaita City Folklore Museum, Wake Memorial Museum, Sakura City Museum-Arai Hirokata Memorial Museum-, Otawara City Nasu Fudoki no Oka Yutsugami Museum, Nakagawa Town Mato Hiroshige Museum,Ueno Memorial Hall, Tochigi Prefectural Archives, Tochigi Prefectural Children's Science Museum, Kawashima Museum of Art, Hagacho General Information Museum (Wisdom Ring Museum), Ohatamushae Museum, Ichigai Town History and Folklore Museum, Honda Collection Hall, Masuko Ceramics Museum / Ceramics Messe Masuko, Shoji Hamada Memorial Masuko Reference Museum, Wagner Nandall Art Gallery, Takanori Ninomiya Museum, Nikko Doll Museum, Nikko Takehisa Yumeji Museum, Konishi Art and Design Co., Ltd. Attached Urushi Museum, Kosugi Hosho Memorial Nikko Museum, Nikko Nature Museum , Nikko City History and Folklore Museum, Yatai no Machi Chuo Park, Kanuma City Awano History and Folklore Museum, Mibu Town Toy Museum, Mibu Town History and Folklore Museum, Tochigi City Toga History and Folklore Museum, Tochigizo Town Museum, Adachi Kokokan, Tsukada History Legend Museum, Shimono National Government Museum,Tochigi Doll Float Hall, Tochigi City Local Reference Museum, Kokugakuin University Tochigi Gakuen Reference Museum, Tochigi City Ohira History and Folklore Museum, Tochigi Flower Center, Tochigi City Fujioka History and Folklore Museum, Shimono City Shimotsuki Fudoki no Oka Museum, Koyama City Museum, Sano City Yoshizawa Memorial Museum, Koyama Municipal Car Shop Museum, Sano Tochigi Museum, Sano Municipal Folk Museum, Ashikaga Municipal Museum of Art, Kaamezo Jinnokan, Kurita Museum of Art, Hasegawa Numatai Museum of Art

hot spring

• Kinugawa Onsen,Kawasa Onsen
• Nikko Yumoto Onsen
• Shiobara Hot Springs
• Nasu hot spring village

Fruit picking

• Roman Man Village
• Ohira Town Grape Complex
• YaitaSightseeing apple orchard

Theme parks and amusement parks

• Nakagawa water play park in Tochigi prefecture
• Nikko Edo Village - Tobu World Square - Nikko Saru Gundan
• Nasu Kogen Rindo Lake Family Ranch - Nasu Highland Park - Nasu Safari Park - Nasu Animal Kingdom
• Tochinoki Family Land - Utsunomiya Zoo
• Ashikaga Flower Park

Foreign relations

• Zhejiang Province(People's Republic of China）
  • 1986/(61) Established counters in both prefectures
  • 1989/(Heisei 6) June Concluded an agreement on friendly exchange
  • 1993/(5) October 10 Signing of a friendship partnership agreement, establishment of a formal friendship ministry partnership
• Vaucluse(France)- 1988/(Showa 63) Exchange business started
• The United States of AmericaIndiana - 1999/(11) July 7 Signed a sister alliance

Works set in Tochigi Prefecture

Novel

• distant thunder(Kazuhei Tatematsu):Utsunomiya City
• Phantom (Yasuo Uchida):Tochigi City
• In spring, Bernese (Shuichi Yoshida):Nikko
• Kanzukasa Vol. XNUMX -The Forest of the Devil-Minato Kushima):Tochigi City

Detective Novel

• Woman disappeared in Izu Nanadaru (Kyotaro Nishimura): Nikko
• Nikko Kinugawa murder route (Kyotaro Nishimura): Nikko
• Honeymoon Murder Case (Kyotaro Nishimura): Utsunomiya City/Utsunomiya Station
• Nikko Murder Case (Yasuo Uchida): Nikko

Song

• Orion street (Kazuyoshi Saito,Takashi Hamasaki): Utsunomiya City
• Sakura Street Jumonji (Crawling snow): Utsunomiya City
• Watarase Bridge(Chisato Moritaka): Ashikaga

movies

• The time of the Lemon(2007, director:Iwata Yuki）
• Nasu Shonenki(2008, director:Katsuhiro Hatsuyama）
• Detective Conan Another sniper(2014)

TV drama

• Sky(NHK serial TV novel): Nikko

Manga anime

• Initial D(Shuichi Shigeno): Nikko Iroha Saka and others
• Mokke(Takatoshi Kumakura): Near Tochigi City (Ohira area)
• 5 Centimeters Per Second(Xin Haicheng): Tochigi City (Iwafune area)
• Space Pirate Mito's Great Adventure(Fumihiko Shimo): Sakura City (Kitsuregawa area)
• Ashikaga Anarchy : Ashikaga
• Quarrel business(Muduo Kangzhao): Utsunomiya City

Game

• Highway battle series : Nikko Iroha Slope
• Tokimeki Memorial 4 : Nasu Town
• Racing Battle -C1 GRAND PRIX- : Nikko Circuit
• Yosuganosora : Ashikaga

Variety

• Let's genius TV-kun(Tochigi Dochamon: Tochibotaru/Gangurou)

person

Tochigi Honorary citizens

The title of Tochigi Honorary Citizens is based on the Tochigi Honorary Citizens Ordinance (December 2001, 13 Tochigi Prefecture Ordinance No. 12) established on December 27, 13. Is given to those who have the outstanding achievements of the prefecture and who are respected and respected by the citizens of the prefecture (Article 12 of the Ordinance)^[37].. The target person is "a person who lived in or lived in Tochigi Prefecture and contributed to the development of industrial economy, improvement of health and medical care, promotion of welfare or promotion of academic, cultural or sports", and Governor of Tochigi Prefecture Is stipulated to be selected with the consent of the Tochigi Prefectural Assembly (Ordinance Article 2)^[37].. Those who are selected as honorary citizens will receive the honorary citizenship title of Tochigi Prefecture and commemorative items (Article 3 of the Ordinance).^[37].

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• Tochigi no Hundred
• List of prefecture municipal flags
• List of municipal emblems in the prefecture
• List of municipal songs in the prefecture

外部 リンク

Administration

• Official website

Tourism

• Tochigi sightseeing and product guide -Tochigi Prefecture Tourism Association

Social Media

• Tochigi (@pref_tochigi)- Twitter