Tochigi (city)

Tochigi (栃木市, Tochigi-shi) is a Japanese city in Tochigi Prefecture.[1]

Flag

Emblem

History

In the Edo period. Tochigi was a significant city.[1]

In the early Meiji period, the city of Tochigi was the Prefectural capital of the old Tochigi Prefecture. After the old Utsunomiya Prefecture and Tochigi Prefecture merged, Tochigi City was briefly the prefectural capital. The capital was moved to Utsunomiya soon after.

References

Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO), Tochigi (Tochigi City, Tochigi Pref.) Archived 2012-06-16 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-9-11.

Other websites

http://www.city.tochigi.tochigi.jp/hp/menu000001000/hpg000000364.htm Archived 2010-03-11 at the Wayback Machine; http://www.city.tochigi.tochigi.jp/ Archived 2010-03-05 at the Wayback Machine

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[jnto-1] Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO), Tochigi (Tochigi City, Tochigi Pref.) Archived 2012-06-16 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-9-11.