Tochigi栃木市

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

Tochigi (栃木市, Tochigi-shi) is a city in Tochigi Prefecture. Population 155,549 (2020 census), area 331.5 km². Borders 8 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

栃木市

Reading

Tochigi-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Tochigi 栃木県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

155,549 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.3% from 159,211

Area

331.5 km²

Density

469 people per km²

Households

60,918

Under 15

11.2%

65 and over

31.7%

Foreign residents

4,201 (2.7%)

Code

09203 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.tochigi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Tochigi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Koga City古河市(Ibaraki)
• Sano City佐野市
• Kanuma City鹿沼市
• Oyama City小山市
• Shimotsuke City下野市
• Mibu Town壬生町
• Nogi Town野木町
• Itakura Town板倉町(Gunma)

Questions about Tochigi

Is Tochigi a city or a prefecture?

Tochigi (栃木市) 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. Tochigi Prefecture (栃木県) is the larger unit around it. On its own, the name usually means the city.

Where is Tochigi?

Tochigi 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 Tochigi?

155,549 at the 2020 census, down 2.3% from 159,211 in 2015. The area is 331.5 km², which is 469 people per km². 60,918 households. 31.7% of residents are 65 or older and 11.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tochigi?

Eight: Koga City (古河市) in Ibaraki, Sano City (佐野市), Kanuma City (鹿沼市), Oyama City (小山市), Shimotsuke City (下野市), Mibu Town (壬生町), Nogi Town (野木町), and Itakura Town (板倉町) in Gunma. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tochigi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tochigi written in Japanese?

栃木市, read Tochigi-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 Tochigi begin?

栃木県栃木市… (Tochigi-ken, Tochigi-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.