Tokai東海村

Tokai-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Tokai (東海村, Tokai-mura) is a village in Ibaraki Prefecture. Population 37,891 (2020 census), area 38 km². Borders 3 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Naka District, Ibaraki Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

東海村

Reading

Tokai-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Naka District 那珂郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Ibaraki 茨城県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

37,891 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.5% from 37,713

Area

38 km²

Density

997 people per km²

Households

15,429

Under 15

14.3%

65 and over

25.3%

Foreign residents

297 (0.8%)

Code

08341 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.tokai.ibaraki.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Tokai. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hitachi City日立市
• Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市
• Naka City那珂市

Questions about Tokai

Is Tokai a city, a town, or a village?

Tokai (東海村) is a village (村, mura) in Ibaraki Prefecture. A village is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Naka District (那珂郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tokai?

Tokai is in Ibaraki Prefecture (茨城県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Tokai?

37,891 at the 2020 census, up 0.5% from 37,713 in 2015. The area is 38 km², which is 997 people per km². 15,429 households. 25.3% of residents are 65 or older and 14.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tokai?

Three: Hitachi City (日立市), Hitachinaka City (ひたちなか市), and Naka City (那珂市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tokai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tokai written in Japanese?

東海村, read Tokai-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Tokai begin?

茨城県那珂郡東海村… (Ibaraki-ken, Naka-gun, Tokai-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.