Mashiko益子町

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

Mashiko (益子町, Mashiko-machi) is a town in Tochigi Prefecture. Population 21,898 (2020 census), area 89.4 km². Borders 4 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

益子町

Reading

Mashiko-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

21,898 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.9% from 23,281

Area

89.4 km²

Density

245 people per km²

Households

7,813

Under 15

11.4%

65 and over

32.4%

Foreign residents

198 (0.9%)

Code

09342 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.mashiko.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Mashiko. Borders across water are not counted.

• Sakuragawa City桜川市(Ibaraki)
• Moka City真岡市
• Motegi Town茂木町
• Ichikai Town市貝町

Questions about Mashiko

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

Mashiko (益子町) 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 Mashiko?

Mashiko 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 Mashiko?

21,898 at the 2020 census, down 5.9% from 23,281 in 2015. The area is 89.4 km², which is 245 people per km². 7,813 households. 32.4% of residents are 65 or older and 11.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mashiko?

Four: Sakuragawa City (桜川市) in Ibaraki, Moka City (真岡市), Motegi Town (茂木町), and Ichikai Town (市貝町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mashiko in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mashiko written in Japanese?

益子町, read Mashiko-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 Mashiko begin?

栃木県芳賀郡益子町… (Tochigi-ken, Haga-gun, Mashiko-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.