Tochigi Prefecture
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| Tochigi Prefecture | |||||||||
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| Capital | Utsunomiya | ||||||||
| Region | Kantō | ||||||||
| Island | Honshū | ||||||||
| Governor | Tomikazu Fukuda | ||||||||
| Area (rank) | 6,408.28 km² (20th) | ||||||||
| - % water | 0.2% | ||||||||
| Population (January 1, 2003) | |||||||||
| - Population | 2,011,313 (20th) | ||||||||
| - Density | 314 /km² | ||||||||
| Districts | 6 | ||||||||
| Municipalities | 31 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-09 | ||||||||
| Website | English web site | ||||||||
| Prefectural Symbols | |||||||||
| - Flower | Yashio tsutsuji (Rhododendron albrechtii) | ||||||||
| - Tree | Japanese horse chestnut (Aesculus turbinata) | ||||||||
| - Bird | Blue-and-white Flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana) | ||||||||
| - Fish | |||||||||
 Symbol of Tochigi Prefecture | |||||||||
| Template ■ Discussion | |||||||||
Tochigi Prefecture (栃木県, Tochigi-ken) is a prefecture in the Kantō region on the island of Honshu, Japan.[1] The capital is the city of Utsunomiya.[2]
History[change | change source]
Tochigi was made from the lands of Shimotsuke Province.[3]
There is a World Heritage Site in Nikkō. It is called Nikko Toshogu.
Geography[change | change source]
Tochigi shares borders with Ibaraki Prefecture, Gunma Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture, and Fukushima Prefecture.
National Parks[change | change source]
National Parks are in about 21% of the total land area of the prefecture.[4]
Shrines and Temples[change | change source]
Futarasan jinja and Futarayama jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. [5]
Related pages[change | change source]
- Provinces of Japan
- Prefectures of Japan
- List of regions of Japan
- List of islands of Japan
- Tochigi S.C.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). " Tochigi prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 967; "Kantō" at p. 479.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Utsunomiya" at p. 1019.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture". Retrieved 2012-3-14.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2. Retrieved 2012-3-14.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Tochigi prefecture at Wikimedia Commons
