Utsunomiya

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Utsunomiya-shi 宇 都 宮 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Tochigi
Coordinates :	36 ° 33 '  N , 139 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 36 ° 33 '18 "  N , 139 ° 52' 58"  E
Basic data
Surface:	312.16 km²
Residents :	519.255 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	1663 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	09201-1
Postal code area :	320-0001-329-1116
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	ginkgo
Flower :	Rhododendron indicum
Day :	April 1st
town hall
Address :	Utsunomiya City Hall 1 - 1 - 5 , Asahi Utsunomiya -shi Tochigi  320-8540
Website URL:	http://www.city.utsunomiya.tochigi.jp
Location of Utsunomiyas in Tochigi Prefecture

Utsunomiya ( Japanese 宇 都 宮 市 , Utsunomiya- shi ) is a city and the administrative seat of the Japanese prefecture of Tochigi .

The origin of the name is not certain, but probably comes from ichi-no-miya , which designates the highest Shinto shrine in a province, here the forerunner province of Tochigi, Shimotsuke , and refers to the Futaarayama shrine in the city center.

geography

It is located about 100 km north of Tokyo . As Utsunomiya is increasingly becoming the place of residence for day commuters working in Tokyo, the number of inhabitants is growing steadily.

history

Utsunomiya is an old castle town with Utsunomiya Castle, which has been partially rebuilt in recent years .

economy

Utsunomiya also has a Canon optics factory, a Japan Tobacco factory, Honda design centers and various other industrial groups in the Kiyohara Industrial Park. There is also one of the largest shopping centers in the North Kanto region near the city center.

Utsunomiya is still known in Japan today as a production facility for Gyōza (dumplings with meat filling).

traffic

• Street
  • Tōhoku Highway
  • Kitakantō Highway
  • National Road 4 to Tokyo or Aomori
  • National Road 119,121,123,293,408
• train
  • JR Tōhoku Shinkansen , Utsunomiya Station to Tōkyō or Hachinohe
  • JR Utsunomiya Line ( Tōhoku Main Line ) to Tōkyō or Aomori
  • JR Nikko Line to Nikko
  • Tōbu Utsunomiya Line
  • Utsunomiya light rail (from 2022)

education

• Utsunomiya University

Twin cities

City friendship

Utsunomiya lists five twin cities :

city	country	since
Auckland (previously: Manukau City )	New Zealand	1982
Orleans	France	1989
Qiqihar	People's Republic of China	1984
Tulsa	Oklahoma, USA	1992
Pietrasanta	Italy	1995

sons and daughters of the town

• Kozue Andō (* 1982), soccer player
• Minori Chihara (* 1980), voice actress and singer
• Yukio Edano (* 1964), politician
• Yūta Koike (* 1996), soccer player
• Koiso Kuniaki (1880–1950), 28th Prime Minister of Japan
• Ikuo Matsumoto (* 1941), football player and coach
• Keiya Nakami (* 1991), soccer player
• Aya Sameshima (* 1987), soccer player
• Wahei Tatematsu (1947-2010), writer
• Kōhei Tezuka (born 1996), football player
• Sadao Watanabe (* 1933), jazz saxophonist
• Tetsurō Yano (born 1946), politician
• Naoki Yamamoto (* 1988), racing driver

Sports

• Tochigi SC (football club)

Neighboring cities and communities

• Nikko
• Kanuma
• Mooka
• Shimotsuke

Web links

Commons : Utsunomiya  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ う つ の み や ま ち づ く り 市民 会議 第 １ 回 全体 会 ・ 分科 会 資料 . (No longer available online.) City of Utsunomiya, 2005, p. 14 , archived from the original on March 5, 2016 ; Retrieved July 9, 2013 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ 宇 都 宮 市 の 国際 交流 - 宇 都 宮 市 . Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 5, 2015.