Nikko日光市

Nikko-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Nikko (日光市, Nikko-shi) is a city in Tochigi Prefecture. Population 77,661 (2020 census), area 1,449.83 km². Borders 9 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Tochigi Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

日光市

Reading

Nikko-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Tochigi 栃木県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

77,661 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.9% from 83,386

Area

1,449.83 km²

Density

54 people per km²

Households

32,308

Under 15

9.6%

65 and over

36.1%

Foreign residents

928 (1.2%)

Code

09206 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.nikko.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Nikko. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hinoemata Village檜枝岐村(Fukushima)
• Minamiaizu Town南会津町(Fukushima)
• Utsunomiya City宇都宮市
• Kanuma City鹿沼市
• Nasushiobara City那須塩原市
• Shioya Town塩谷町
• Numata City沼田市(Gunma)
• Midori Cityみどり市(Gunma)
• Katashina Village片品村(Gunma)

Questions about Nikko

Is Nikko a city or a prefecture?

Nikko (日光市) is a city (市, shi) in Tochigi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Nikko?

Nikko 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 Nikko?

77,661 at the 2020 census, down 6.9% from 83,386 in 2015. The area is 1,449.83 km², which is 54 people per km². 32,308 households. 36.1% of residents are 65 or older and 9.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nikko?

Nine: Hinoemata Village (檜枝岐村) in Fukushima, Minamiaizu Town (南会津町) in Fukushima, Utsunomiya City (宇都宮市), Kanuma City (鹿沼市), Nasushiobara City (那須塩原市), Shioya Town (塩谷町), Numata City (沼田市) in Gunma, Midori City (みどり市) in Gunma, and Katashina Village (片品村) in Gunma. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nikko in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nikko written in Japanese?

日光市, read Nikko-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Nikko begin?

栃木県日光市… (Tochigi-ken, Nikko-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.