Mooka, Tochigi
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Mooka
真岡市 | |
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Coordinates: 36°26′25.5″N 140°0′48.2″E / 36.440417°N 140.013389°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kantō |
Prefecture | Tochigi Prefecture |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ryuichi Ida (since May 2009) |
Area | |
• Total | 167.34 km2 (64.61 sq mi) |
Population (January 2017) | |
• Total | 79,660 |
• Density | 476/km2 (1,230/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
- Tree | Zelkova serrata |
- Flower | Gossypium |
- Bird | Eurasian skylark |
Phone number | 285-82-1111 |
Address | 5191 Aramachi, Mooka-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-4395 |
Website | https://www.city.moka.lg.jp/ |
Mooka (真岡市, Mooka-shi) is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of January 2017, the city had an estimated population of 79,660,[1] and a population density of 476 persons per km². Its total area is 167.34 km². Moka is known for the Mooka Railway, which operates steam locomotives.[2] The train line stretches from Shimodate, Ibaraki Prefecture to Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture.[3] The town produces 7,000 tons of strawberries annually.[4] The name of the city is given as "Moka City" per the city's official website;[5] however, the local train station is "Mōka Station",[6] and the direct transliteration of the city name into Hepburn romanization is "Mooka".
Geography
Mooka is located in southeast Tochigi Prefecture.[7]
Surrounding municipalities
History
The town on Mooka was established within Tsuga District, Tochigi on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the municipalities system. Mooka annexed the neighboring villages of Yamazeki, Ouchi and Naka on March 31, 1954. It was elevated to city status on October 1, 1954.
On March 23, 2009, the town of Ninomiya (from Haga District) was merged into Mooka.[8]
Economy
Mooka is a regional commercial center with a mixed economy. Agriculture centers primarily on rice production and fruits. Traditional industries of sake brewing and cotton weaving have largely been replaced by light manufacturing of automotive and electronic components, primarily for the nearby Nissan factory in Kaminokawa and Honda factory in Tsuga.
Education
Mooka has 18 primary schools, nine middle schools[9] and four high schools.[10]
It previously hosted the Colégio Pitágoras Brasil, a Brazilian school.[11]
Transportation
Railway
Highway
- Kita-Kantō Expressway – Mooka IC
- Japan National Route 121
- Japan National Route 292
- Japan National Route 408
Local attractions
External relations
- – Douliu, Taiwan[citation needed]
- – Glendora, California, USA [14][15]
Noted people
- Takanori Hoshino – voice actor
- Nándor Wagner - artist and sculptor
References
- ^ "推計人口 (Estimated population)". MOKA CITY. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "真岡みどころガイド" (PDF). 真岡市. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "路線図". 真岡鉄道. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "いちご日本一のまち もおか". 真岡市. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "真岡市". 真岡市. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ Station sign "Mōka"
- ^ "市の概要 地勢". 真岡市. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ http://www.kokudo.or.jp/new/cities/sub/kanto/09.htm Archived April 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "(市勢要覧)2015 MOKA CITY DATA BANK 数字で見る真岡市勢 教育" (PDF). 真岡市. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "真岡市の高校一覧(4校)". 高校受験ナビ. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Escolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japão" (Archive). Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. February 7, 2008. Retrieved on October 13, 2015.
- ^ "文化財". 大前神社. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ 真岡市教育委員会. "栃木県指定史跡 中村城跡". 鹿沼見て歩き. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Glendora Public Library: Weblinks Collection – Community Information". Retrieved 2008-09-06.
- ^ "姉妹都市交流". 真岡市. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
External links
Media related to Mooka, Tochigi at Wikimedia Commons