Ashikaga (Japanese: 足利市, Ashikaga-shi) is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Ashikaga is located 80km(50 miles) north of Tokyo. In political geography and international politics a country is a geographical entity, a territory, most commonly associated with the notions of state or nation. ... Map of the regions of Japan. ... Kanto can mean: The Kanto region of Japan. ... The prefectures of Japan are the countrys 47 sub-national jurisdictions: one metropolis (都 to), Tokyo; one circuit (道 dō), Hokkaidō; two urban prefectures (府 fu), Osaka and Kyoto; and 43 other prefectures (県 ken). ... Tochigi Prefecture (栃木県 Tochigi-ken) is a located in the Kanto region on the island of Honshu, Japan. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ... Distribution Species See List of Acer species Maples are trees or shrubs in the genus Acer. ... A Phalaenopsis flower Rudbeckia fulgida A flower, (<Old French flo(u)r<Latin florem<flos), also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also called angiosperms). ... Species see text Source: The Rhododendron page, and some research. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... An address is a code and abstract concept expressing the fixed location of a home, business or other building on the earths surface. ... A telephone number is a sequence of decimal digits that uniquely indicates the network termination point. ... A city ) is a local administrative unit in Japan. ... Tochigi Prefecture (栃木県 Tochigi-ken) is a located in the Kanto region on the island of Honshu, Japan. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 161,259 and a density of 906.87 persons per km². The total area is 177.82 km². 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

The city was founded on January 1, 1921. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ...

History

During the Heian Period, Ashikaga was developed by Minamoto no Yoshikuni, whose descendants later became the Ashikaga clan. The following text needs to be harmonized with text in the article History of Japan#Heian Period. ... Minamoto no Yoshikuni (1082-1155), was son of famous samurai Yoshiie and ancestor of the Ashikaga and Nitta families. ... Ashikaga clan (Japanese: 足利氏, Ashikaga-shi) was a famous Japanese clan who established the Muromachi shogunate and begame the Shogunate during the Muromachi era. ...

Ashikaga has long been noted for its textile industry, but in recent years it has also become known as an industrial and commercial city producing various aluminum, machine metal works and plastics industries.

Education

Ashikaga is home to Ashikaga Kogyō Daigaku Fuzoku Kōkō 足利工業大学付属高校(Ashikodai足工大) boys' high school, as well as Ashikaga Tanki Daigaku Fuzoku Kōkō 足利短期大学付属高校(Ashitandai足短大) girls' high school. These schools are notable due to a 15-year standing foreign exchange program with a United States high school, Elk Grove High School, in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. As the city was also recently named a special area for English education by the Japanese government, all the elementary schools have native English-speaking ALTs. Main article: Secondary education High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory education. ... Main article: Secondary education High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory education. ... Main article: Secondary education High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory education. ... Elk Grove High School, or EGHS, is a public four-year high school located in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. ... Elk Grove Village is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ...

Tourism

• Ashikaga Gakkō(足利学校):referred to as the oldest school in Japan.
• Ashikaga Flower Park (足利フラワーパーク）:Japan's oldest and largest wisteria.

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• Orihime Shrine（織姫神社):This shrine was built in 1879,the guardians of the textile city, Ashikaga.
• Bannaji Temple（鑁阿寺):It is a temple known for its association with the Ashikaga clan.
• Kuruta Museum(栗田美術館):This museum has a fine collection of Imari and Nabeshima porcelains.

The Watarase River Fireworks display, which takes places on the first Saturday of August attracts thousands of people from around the Kanto area.

The foothills on the outskirts of town are home to Coco Farm & Winery. Founded around 1950, the vineyards are tended by adults with special needs and staff members living in community. During the third weekend of November, a harvest festival is held with live music and wine-tasting. Thousands of visitors attend every year.

Transportation

• Route 50, for Maebashi or Mito
• Route 293, for Hitachi
• Route 407, for Iruma
• Ryomo Line, for Takasaki or Oyama
• Tobu Isesaki line, for Asakusa or Isesaki
• Intercity/Express bus,for Narita Airport,Haneda Airport,Osaka,Kyoto,Nara,Nagoya,Kanazawa,Toyama and Sendai

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Sister cities

• Springfield (Illinois), United States
• jining, China

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See also

• Ashikaga shogunate

The Ashikaga shogunate (Jp. ...

External links

• Ashikaga official website in Japanese
• Ashikaga official website in English (very little information)
• Coco Farm & Winery Home Page
• Ashikaga travel guide from Wikitravel

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