Ichikai市貝町

Ichikai-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Ichikai (市貝町, Ichikai-machi) is a town in Tochigi Prefecture. Population 11,262 (2020 census), area 64.25 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Haga District, Tochigi 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

市貝町

Reading

Ichikai-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Haga District 芳賀郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tochigi 栃木県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

11,262 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.9% from 11,720

Area

64.25 km²

Density

175 people per km²

Households

4,260

Under 15

11.3%

65 and over

29.7%

Foreign residents

173 (1.5%)

Code

09344 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ichikai.tochigi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Ichikai. Borders across water are not counted.

• Moka City真岡市
• Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市
• Mashiko Town益子町
• Motegi Town茂木町
• Haga Town芳賀町
• Takanezawa Town高根沢町

Questions about Ichikai

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

Ichikai (市貝町) is a town (町, machi) in Tochigi Prefecture. A town 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 Haga District (芳賀郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ichikai?

Ichikai is in Tochigi Prefecture (栃木県), 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 Ichikai?

11,262 at the 2020 census, down 3.9% from 11,720 in 2015. The area is 64.25 km², which is 175 people per km². 4,260 households. 29.7% of residents are 65 or older and 11.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ichikai?

Six: Moka City (真岡市), Nasukarasuyama City (那須烏山市), Mashiko Town (益子町), Motegi Town (茂木町), Haga Town (芳賀町), and Takanezawa Town (高根沢町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ichikai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ichikai written in Japanese?

市貝町, read Ichikai-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Ichikai begin?

栃木県芳賀郡市貝町… (Tochigi-ken, Haga-gun, Ichikai-machi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town 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.