Nasu Town(Nasumachi) isTochigiLocated in the northeastNasu-gunBelongs totown.NasushiobaraCommuting rate is 20.7% (22 national census).

Geography

Southwest of townNakagawaFlows, and on the east sideYamizo MountainsThere is.NortheastKurokawaFlows, halfway throughFukushimaIt is a prefectural border with.NorthwestMt. Chausudake,Mt. Asahidake, Etc., at the foot of the large resort areaNasu plateauThere is, and the central part of the town is TakahisahillsOccupies and goes down in altitudeOtawaraTowardsFanIt has become.Near the center of the town in the northeast ⇔ southwest directionTohoku Expressway,National Route 4, Tohoku Shinkansen (about 60% of the northern parttunnelSection) is passing.EasternJR Tohoku Main Line,AlsoNational Route 294Passes in the north-south direction, Honmachi and Fukushima PrefectureShirakawaAt the border of the border is the Myojin of the border.

climate

Extremely cold due to the high altitude,Köppen climate classificationThen.West coast marine climateBelongs to.It often falls below freezing 10 degrees from winter to spring.It is cool in the summer, and the average daily temperature in August is 8 ℃.SapporoIt is the same level as 20.5 ℃.Precipitation is especially high in summer and the hours of sunshine are short.

Nasu plateau

140 degrees 2.1 minutes east longitude, 37 degrees 7.4 minutes north latitude, 749 meters above sea level

History

History

• 1889/(22th year of Meiji)4/1 - Ashino Town,Io Nomura,NasuIs established.
• 1954/(29)11/3 --Ashino Town, Iono Village, Nasu VillagemergerNasu-gunNasu TownWas established.

population

Population distribution by age in Nasu Town and the whole country (2005)	Population distribution by age and gender in Nasu Town (2005)
■Purple-Nasu Town ■Green-All over Japan	■Blue-male ■Red-female
Changes in the population of Nasu Town (corresponding area)
Ministry of Internal Affairs and CommunicationsStatistics Bureau CensusThan

Administration

• Mayor of Nasu

Source:Nasu Town Statistics 29 Edition (PDF)

• Deputy Mayor, Mayor of Education, Account Manager
• General Affairs Division, Tax Affairs Division, Planning and Finance Division, Residents' Life Division, Health and Welfare Division, Agriculture and Forestry Promotion Division, Construction Division, Tourism Commerce and Industry Division, Accounting Division, Water and Sewerage Division, Agricultural Commission Secretariat, School Education Division, Lifelong Learning Division, Parliamentary Secretariat, Audit Committee Secretariat, Election Commission Secretariat (as of 2008)

House of Representatives

• Term: October 2017, 29 (Heisei 10)-October 22, 2021 (Reiwa 3 years) October 10, 21 ("48th House of Representatives general election"reference)

Economy

industry

With Nasu Kogen and Nasu Onsen, tourism is the main industry.Railroad traffic for sightseeing purposes is in the neighboring townNasushiobara Station-Kuroiso StationIt will be accessed from.road signThere is a factory^[4].

Major companies with headquarters

• Nasu Kogen Beer
• Towa Nasu Resort Co., Ltd.
• Anhui Farm
• Nasu Kogyo

Region

List of town names

Regional division is based on the regional introduction page on the Nasu Town official website.^[5]..In the demographics of Nasu Town, it is summarized by a common name town name that is different from the following district division by large letters.^[6].

Education

high school

• Tochigi Prefectural Nasu High School
• Happiness Science Academy Junior and Senior High School

Long time agoNasu Kogen Kaijo Junior and Senior High SchoolWas located, butGreat East Japan EarthquakeAfter the disaster, it is located only as a registered location,TokyoTama CityMoved to.The school itself2017/The school was closed in (29).

Junior high school

• Nasu Municipal Nasu Chuo Junior High School
• Nasu Municipal Nasu Junior High School

primary school

Post

The postal code corresponds to the following. 3 The collection and delivery station is in charge of collection and delivery.

• Nasu Post Office: "325-03xx"
• Kurodahara Post Office: "329-32xx"
• Iono Post Office: "329-34xx"

post office

• Ashino Post Office (07008)
• Kurodahara Post Office (07040)
• Nasu Onsen Post Office (07055)
• Iono Post Office (07062)
• Nasu Post Office (07173)
• Oshima Post Office (07223)
• Nasu Otani Post Office (07702)
• Nasu Toyohara Simple Post Office (07725)

Phone Number

The entire town is Kuroiso except for some areas (described later)MAThe area code is "0287".The following buildings correspond to the accommodation station, and the city code is as follows.

• Kurodahara Station: 71, 72
• Ashino Bureau: 74
• Iono 2 station: 75
• Nasu station: 76
• Nasu Osawa Bureau: 77
• Nasu Yokozawa Bureau: 78

The following areas are under the jurisdiction of the detention bureau outside Nasu Town.

• Kuroiso Bureau: 60, 62, 63, 64, 73
  • Some areas of Oaza Takakuko, Oaza Takakuotsu, Oaza Takakuhei, Oaza Terako, Oaza Terako Otsu, and Oaza Terakohei are applicable.
• Nishinasuno 2 stations (Otawara MA, area code is "0287"): 36, 37, 38, 39
  • Applicable to some areas of Oaza Takakuotsu.

Friendship city

• Oarai Town(Ibaraki)- 2012/11/8Concluded friendship city agreement^[7]..Edges upstream and downstream of the Naka River^[7].
• Aizu Misato Town(Fukushima) --On October 2015, 10, a mutual support agreement was signed between a friendship city and a disaster.^[8]..The legend of Sesshoseki is the edge^[8].

Transportation

空港

• Nearest airport:Fukushima Airport

Train

It is connected to the Nasu Kogen area by a private route bus.Railway stationIs adjacentNasushiobaraInKuroiso StationandNasushiobara StationIs.The railways that pass through Nasu Town are mainly local transportation, and there are only four Nasu Townspeople Buses a day from Kurodahara Station, which is the representative station of the town, to the direction of Nasu Kogen.

• East Japan Railway(JR East)
  • Tohoku Main Line : Takaku Station - Kurodawara Station - Toyohara Station
  • Other,Tohoku ShinkansenIs Nasushiobara Station- Shin-Shirakawa StationIt passes through our town in between.

Transit Bus

• Kanto Motor: Kurodahara Station --Ashino --Iono, Nasu Ropeway --Nasu Yumoto Onsen --Naka River (--Nasu Shiobara Station).
• Fukushima Transportation : Shin-Shirakawa StationThere is a line connecting the plateau exit and Tsunago in the town.There is only a Tsunago bus stop in the town.Shirakawa Sales OfficeIs in charge.
• Nasu Townsman Bus: Operates 2 routes in the town.
• Nasu-cho demand-type shared transportation: A demand-type shared vehicle that connects stations, public facilities, hospitals, etc. in the Kurodahara area with various parts of the town.

道路

• Highways and toll roads
  • E4Tohoku Expressway: (13) Nasu interchange - Nasu Kogen Service Area/Nasu Kogen Smart Interchange
• General national road
  • National Route 4(Oshu Kaido）
  • National Route 294(Old Rikuha Kaido)
• Prefectural road (main local road)
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road No. 17 Nasu Kogen Line(Nasu Kaido)
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road No. 21 Yumoto Urushitsuka Line
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road No. 27 Nasu Kurobane Mogi Line
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road No. 28 Oko Nasu Line
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road No. 30 Yaita Nasu Line(Crossroad)
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road No. 34 Kuroiso Kurobane Line
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road 68 Nasu Saigo Line(Crossroad)
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road No. 72 Otawara Ashino Line(Old Rikuha Kaido)
• General prefectural road
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road 105 Toyohara Stop Line
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road No. 143 Kurodahara Stop Line
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road 178 Inazawa Takahisa Line
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road 179 Inazawa Kurobane Line
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road No. 186 Yori Toyohara Stop Line
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road 211 Toyohara Takahisa Line
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road 266 Nakashiohara Itamuro Nasu Line
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road 290 Nasu Koshi Line
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road 303 Kuroiso Takahisa Line(Old National Route 4, Oshu Kaido)
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road 305 Toyohara Oshima Line
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road 344 Yumoto Oshima Line
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road 349 Nasu Kogen Smart Inter Line

Famous places, historic sites, sightseeing spots, festivals, special events

Events

• Nasuko Festival
• Nasu Flood Reconstruction Memorial Festival
• Nasu Kogen Beko Festival
• Nasu Town Health Marathon Tournament
• Nasu Town Ekiden Tournament
• Nasu Nine-tailed Festival

Spa

• Nasu hot spring village
• Osawa Onsen (Tochigi Prefecture)
• Yanagisawa Onsen (Tochigi Prefecture)
• Ashino Onsen

NATURE

• Nasu mountain
• Slaughter stone
• Nasu plateau
• Nasu Heisei Forest

Theme park

• Nasu Highland Park
• Minamigaoka Ranch
• Nasu Safari Park(Tohoku Safari ParkNasu branch)
• Nasu Kogen Rindo Lake Family Ranch
• Nasu Animal Kingdom
• Nasu Trick Art Museum
• Nasu Kogen Clear Stream Village
• alpacaRanch (Nasu Big Farm)
• Nasu World Monkey Park
• Taima Museum
• War Museum
• Fujishiro Seiji Museum Nasu Kogen
• Nasu Kogen Visitor Center
• Nasu Heisei no Mori Field Center
• Art Biotop Nasu Botanical Garden Art Biotop "Water Garden"

footnote

Related item

• Shonan Bellmare ――It is a soccer club belonging to the J League, and the birthplace of its top team is Nasu Town.The top teamTowa Real Estate Soccer ClubFounded in 1968 as a team managementTowa Real EstateWas the parent company ofFujita CorporationへWill be transferredUntil then, it was based in Nasu Town.

外部 リンク

• Official website
• Nasu Town (@ town.Nasu)- Facebook
• Nasu Town - YouTubeChannel

Mashiko Town(Mashiko Town) isTochigiLocated in the southeastHaga-gun Oftown..A production center for pottery since the end of the Edo period.ShowaPeriodShoji HamadaBecame famous by the activities ofMashiko wareKnown for^[1].

The flowers of the town are golden-rayed lilies, the trees of the town are red pine, and the birds of the town are warblers.Each was enacted in 1977.MokaCommuting rate to 21.3%,Utsunomiya CityThe commuting rate to Japan is 12.0% (both according to the 22 census).

Geography

Located in the north of the Kanto Plain.Kokai RiverFlows from north to south on the west side of the town, and the plains of the riverbank occupy most of the town.The southern part of the townIbarakiIt borders the prefecture and is a hilly area.The highest point in the town is Amamakizan at an altitude of 533m.

Adjacent municipalities

• Tochigi
  • Moka
  • Haga-gun:Ichikai,Motegi
• Ibaraki
  • Sakuragawa

History

Mashiko's ancient templeSaimyoji TempleThe tradition of Saimei-ji is737/(Balance9) It is assumed that Gyoki was founded and Kiari Maro was erected. In the 10th centuryUtsunomiyaRoh partyMashikoHas gained power.Mr. MasukoKishiWas based in Saimei-ji Castle.From the end of the Heian period to the beginning of the Muromachi period, many temples and shrines were built in Mashiko Town.Yoritomo GengenWhen he raised a soldier to subdue Mr. Fujiwara Oshu, Mashiko Masashige was successful as a party of Mr. Utsunomiya, and along with another party of Mr. Utsunomiya, Yoritomo gave him the first-class white flag, which is the flag of Genji.From Kamakura to the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Masuko played an active role as Utsunomiya's party.Mashiko's castles and forts were built in Mashiko, including Saimei-ji Castle and Nanai Castle.When Mr. Utsunomiya arrived in the Northern Court during the turmoil of the Northern and Southern Courts, the Shogun Kasuga of the Southern Court was based in Hitachi Province.1339/I attacked Mashiko.This was later repelled,1351/Mashiko became a battlefield again, and the cathedral of Saimyoji was burned down.1394/Mashiko Katsunao rebuilt Dou in Saimyoji.By the way1492/To the tower gate,1538/(astronomicalIn 7), the pagoda was rebuilt by the Masuko family.However, during the Warring States period, Mr. Masuko often confronted Mr. Utsunomiya.After the family reign succeeded the family, the conflict between the neighboring lord and Mr. Masuko increased, and in 1583 Shigetsuna Masuko (the younger brother of the family, according to one biography) disobeyed Mr. Utsunomiya, and as a result, Mr. Utsunomiya in 1589. Masuko and Saimei-ji Castle were destroyed.

Nasu in the Edo periodKurobane ClanMr. OzekiIt was added to the territory as a flying territory and reached the end of the Edo period. It was called "Shimonosho" and a camp was set up. After the abolition of the feudal clan in July 1871, it was integrated from Kuroba prefecture to Utsunomiya prefecture in November, and in 7 Utsunomiya prefecture was integrated into Tochigi prefecture and belonged to Tochigi prefecture.Also1895/ToMashiko TownWas installed, and laterNanai Village,TanomuraWas placed.

1910/(Meiji43 years)Light Railway LawIs issued,Railway InstituteIs in some new light railway construction plansLower building-NanaiTieMoka LineIncluding.Construction started the following year,1912/4/1ShimodateMokaThe space was partially opened.By the way1913/7/11The section between Moka and Nanai was also opened, and the entire planned line was opened.later,Karasuyama Town(CurrentNasu Karasuyama)WhenMotegiFrom these two, a petition was made to extend from Nanai to each town, and the invitation battle became a political tool of the political party.Seiyu, a member of the Diet based in Motegi Town, was elected to the House of Representatives, so finally from NanaiMotegiStretching to

1954/(Showa29 years)6/1In Mashiko TownNanai Village,TanomuraMerged,Mashiko TownIt became.

So-called"Great Heisei mergerMashiko Town also participated in the Haga District Merger Council and was discussing the merger with neighboring local governments.However, in June 2004, there was strong opposition from the residents.MotegiAnnounced withdrawal, and the merger talks themselves became unsuccessful, and in early August, they saw an agreement to abolish the council. On August 8, the town council voted to abolish the merger council, and after notifying the governor, the merger council was abolished on the 8st of the same month.

Mashiko ware

Mashiko wareIs one of the so-called Miyayaki1852/(KaeiFive years) It was started by Keizaburo Otsuka.KasamaKeizaburo Otsuka, who trained in the Kuno kiln and tried to burn Setomono using Mashiko's soil, was the lord of the domain.Masuaki OzekiGave land to Nekoya at the foot of the mountain behind Mashiko Jinya.Production is steadily increasing1855/It became a kiln.It was mainly made for kitchen miscellaneous goods,KinugawaIt was sold in Edo using the water transportation of.The clan encouraged Mashiko ware for financial reconstruction.

After losing the patronage of the clan, Mashiko actively manages Mashiko ware and tries to expand the road while meeting the demand.At that time, clay bottles were selling well, and it is said that the production of export clay bottles was well received. The Mashiko Pottery Cooperative was formed in 1894, and later the Mashiko Pottery Training Center was set up.

The turning point for Mashiko ware, which mainly consists of actual products, came in the Taisho era.Folk artMovement potter,Shoji HamadaLived in Mashiko and created unique works that made use of Mashiko's soil.Hamada was later recognized as a national important intangible cultural property holder (so-called Living National Treasure).

Chronological Table

• 1913/(Taisho 2)7/11 --Moka Light Railway (current)Moka Line) Moka Station-Nanai Station is open.
• 1954/(29)6/1 --Mashiko Town,Nanai Village,TanomuraMergedMashiko TownWas launched.
• 1963/(38)4/1 - National Route 123Established.
• 1993/(5) April 4- National Route 121Utsunomiya City-Established by Mashiko Town.
• 2025/(7th year of Reiwa) With this year as the goal,libraryScheduled to open (currentlyPublic hallThere is only a library).

Administrative region transition

• Timeline of transition

• Transition table

Gion Festival

• Mashiko Gion FestivalIs a festival held every year from July 7rd to July 23th as a festival of Yasaka Shrine, and 7 districts of Ujigami in the town block ((I.e.-(I.e.-Uchimachi-Inside the castle-Saido-塙) And Yamamoto in the Tano areaFloatParades around the town. (However, the route is from Shinmachi to Saido)
• On the 23rd of the first day, at the joint sales center south parking lotHand cylinder fireworksWill be shown.
• On the 24th, it is an intangible cultural property designated by the town that has been handed down since the Edo period.Mikami Sake Ceremony(Omiki Chodaishiki) ”will be held.
• At Kashima Shrine in the town from 25:22 on the XNUMXth of the last dayViewingIs performed.

2009/Hanawa floats have entered the market.

2010/Every time the floats in the Yamamoto area withdrew from the Gion Festival.

Cultural property

• Saimyoji Temple --Romon, three-storied pagoda, main hall kitchen (all important cultural properties of the country)

Saimei-ji isXNUMX BandoIt is one of the No. 20 pagoda, and its pagoda is said to be one of the three major pagoda in the Kanto region.There is also a rare "laughing enma" statue.

• Jizo-in Temple --Main hall (national important cultural property)
• Entsuji Temple ――In addition to the front gate (important cultural property of the country), it has many cultural properties.

population

Population distribution by age in Mashiko Town and the whole country (2005)	Population distribution by age and gender in Mashiko Town (2005)
■Purple-Mashiko Town ■Green-All over Japan	■Blue-male ■Red-female
Changes in the population of Mashiko Town (corresponding area)
Ministry of Internal Affairs and CommunicationsStatistics Bureau CensusThan

Administration

• Mayor:Shigejuro Hirota(1st term, April 2022, 4-)^[4]

House of Representatives

• Term: October 2017, 29 (Heisei 10)-October 22, 2021 (Reiwa 3 years) October 10, 21 ("48th House of Representatives general election"reference)

Administrative agency

Fire

• Haga District Wide Area Administrative Office Fire Department
  • Mashiko branch office

Region

Town name / large letters

Education

high school

• Tochigi Prefectural Mashiko Hosei High School
• Tochigi Prefectural Mashiko Special Needs School

Junior high school

• Mashiko Municipal Mashiko Junior High School
• Mashiko Municipal Nanai Junior High School
• Mashiko Town Tano Junior High School

primary school

・ Mashiko Municipal Ou Elementary School

• Mashiko Municipal Mashiko Elementary School
• Mashiko Municipal Mashiko Nishi Elementary School
• Mashiko Nanai Elementary School
• Mashiko Town Tano Elementary School

A school that once existed

• Mashiko Municipal Ou Elementary School (closed on March 2007, 3)
• Mashiko Municipal Oyake Elementary School (closed on March 2007, 3)
• Mashiko Municipal Yamamoto Elementary School (closed on March 2007, 3)

communication

Post

The postal code corresponds to the following. 1 The collection and delivery station is in charge of collection and delivery.

• : "321-42xx" "321-41xx"^[5]

post office

• Mashiko Post Office (07023)
• Nanai Post Office (07070)
• Tano Post Office (07132)

Tel

The whole town is MokaMAThe area code is "0285".The following buildings correspond to the accommodation station, and the city code is as follows.

• Mashiko station: 70, 72

Transportation

Moka RailwayThere are two stationsMashiko StationIs the main station.other,Nanai StationIs in the town.Moka StationviaShimodate Station,AlsoMogi StationLeads to.The road connects the prefectural capitals of Tochigi and Ibaraki prefecturesNational Route 123Crosses the northern part of the town from east to west,AizuwakamatsuLead toNational Route 294Crosses north and south.YonezawaStarting fromNational Route 121Is the only national highway that ends in Mashiko Town, and ends in the town area where National Highway No. 123 intersects.There is also a road leading to Sakuragawa City, Ibaraki Prefecture.

Train

• Moka Railway
  • ■Moka Line
    • Mashiko Station - Nanai Station

Transit Bus

• Kanto Motor
  • Utsunomiya Tobu - JR Utsunomiya Station - Udaimae ――Koteyama ――Mizuhashi ――Higashitakahashi (partly via Ensei) ――Nanai station square ――Mashiko station
• Ibaraki Transportation
  • Mashiko Station- Kasama Station(Express bus)

Express Bus

• Ibaraki Transportation
  • Kanto Yakimono Liner: Mashiko Station / Tougei Messe Entrance-Kasama Station- Akihabara Station

道路

• General national road
  • National Route 121
  • National Route 123
  • National Route 294
• Main local road
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road No. 1 Utsunomiya Kasama Line
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road No. 41 Tsukuba Masuko Line
• General prefectural road
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road No. 108 Mashiko Stop Line
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road 111 Nanai Stop Line
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road 163 Kuroda City Ichihana Moka Line
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road 230 Shimooba Mashiko Line
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road No. 255 Uene Line
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road 257 Nishikobashi Maoka Line
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road 262 Mashiko Park Line
  • Tochigi Prefectural Road 297 Yamamoto Shimo Ohane Line

industry

• HOYACo., Ltd.PentaxMashiko Office

Food culture:

• Burmese juice

Sister city/affiliated city

Domestic

sister city

• Yumu Town(HokkaidoOkhotsk General Promotion BureauMonbetsu）

Overseas

sister city

• St Ives(United Kingdom England Cornwall）
  • 2012/(Heisei24 years)9/20 Concluded sister city tie-up^[6].

Participation in Challenge Day

Mashiko Town has been participating since 2008. May 2008, 5IwateKarumai TownHe won the match against him while appearing for the first time with an overwhelming difference.Also participated in the second Challenge Day on May 2009, 5.OpponentHiroshimaTakeharaとSaitamaOgano TownHe won his second victory in the match against.

Mashiko Flower Expo

• From January 2009, 4Mashiko Flower ExpoWas held.

Celebrity

• Tomoyuki Otsuka --Incumbent mayor
• Atsushi Kanda(Died in 2008) --FormerDefense AgencySecretary
• Koguri Kohei --Movie director, residence is our town
• Koizumi Ayaru - Edo PeriodLate painter
• Shoji Hamada(Died in 1978) --Ceramic artist,Human national treasure
• Tatsuzo Shimaoka(Death in 2007) --Ceramic artist, Living National Treasure
• Shuichi Furugou -Sculptor
• Koki Tanaka --Contemporary artist
• Kazuo Iwamura --Picture book writer, residence is our town
• Nihei Kaoru -YuanHiroshima Toyo CarpOutfielder
• Taku Hirosawa - rugbyplayer
• Otsuka Minoru - Otsuka ShokaiFounder (currently Honorary Chairman)
• Sakura Inoue -Talent

More informations

• Mascot-Mashiko Town Mascot Character

footnote

外部 リンク

• Official website
• Mashiko Town (@ town.mashiko)- Facebook
• Mashiko Town Tourism Association website
• Map - Google map