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Country
  
Japan

District
  
Nasu

- Flower
  
Katakuri

Prefecture
  
Tochigi Prefecture

Region
  
Kantō

- Tree
  
Pine

Population
  
16,956 (May 2015)

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Weather
  
15°C, Wind NW at 6 km/h, 46% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Torinokosanshō Shrine, Nakagawa‑machi bato hiroshige, Kentoku‑ji Temple, Yamizo Hot Spring, Mohitotsuno Museum

Nakagawa (那珂川町, Nakagawa-machi) is a town located in Nasu District, Tochigi Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. As of May 2015, the town had an estimated population of 16,956 and a population density of 88 persons per km². Its total area was 192.79 km².

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Map of Nakagawa, Nasu District, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Geography

Nakagawa is located in northeast Tochigi Prefecture.

Surrounding municipalities

  • Tochigi Prefecture
  • Ōtawara
  • Nasukarasuyama
  • Sakura
  • Ibaraki Prefecture
  • Hitachiōmiya
  • Daigo

    • History

    Batō town was created on May 29, 1891 and Ogawa on July 1, 1938, both within Nasu District. Nakagawa was created on October 1, 2005 from the merger of these towns. On October 4, 2013, a portion of the town was designated one of the The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan.

    Economy

    The economy of Nakagawa is heavily dependent on agriculture.

    Education

    Nakagawa has four primary schools, two middle schools and one high school.

    Railway

  • Nakagawa is not served by any railways.

    • Highway

  • Japan National Route 293
  • Japan National Route 294
  • Japan National Route 461

    • Local attractions

  • Bato Hiroshige Art Museum
  • Bato onsen

    • International relations

  •  USA - Horseheads, New York, USA from 1990.

    • References

    Nakagawa, Tochigi Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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