Tochigi prefecture

Tochigi prefecture (Japanese: 栃木県; Hepburn: Tochigi-ken) is a located in the Kanto region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is the city of Utsunomiya. Utsonomiya is famous amongst others for its many delicious "gyoza" specialist shops.

The prefecture's name in the Nippon-shiki, Kunrei, and JSL romanization systems is Totigi.

One of the most famous tourist attractions of Japan, Nikko (old temples) is in this prefecture (approximately one hour train ride from Tokyo).

Other famous parts of Tochigi indclude a region called Nasu known for onsens and local sake and ski resorts.

Major cities/shinkansen stations in Tochigi include Utsunomiya and Nasushiobara.

Tochigi prefecture (栃木県)

Tochigi prefectural symbol
Capital	Utsunomiya
Region:	Kanto
Island:	Honshu
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 20th 6,408.28 km² 0.2%
Population  - Total (Jan 1, 2003)  - Density	Ranked 20th 2,011,313 314/km²
Districts:	7
Municipalities:	49
:	JP-09
Symbols
Pref. Flower:	Yashio tsutsuji
Pref. Tree:	Japanese horse chestnut (Aesculus turbinata)
Pref. Bird:	Blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana)

Table of contents

1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Cities 2.2 Districts 3 Economy 4 Demographics 5 Culture 6 Tourism 7 Prefectural symbols 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 External links

History

Geography

Cities

• Ashikaga
• Imaichi
• Kanuma
• Kuroiso
• Mooka
• Nikko
• Otawara
• Oyama
• Sano
• Tochigi
• Utsunomiya (capital)
• Yaita

Economy

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Official Tochigi prefecture homepage