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Ōtawara (大田原市; -shi) is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan which is in the northern part of the Kanto region north of Tokyo. Otawara is northeast of Utsunomiya which is the capital of Tochigi Prefecture. This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ...
Tochigi Prefecture (æ ƒæœ¨çœŒ Tochigi-ken) is a located in the Kanto region on the island of Honshu, Japan. ...
Kanto region, Japan The Kanto region (関東地方 Kantō-chihō) is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island in Japan. ...
Tokyo , literally eastern capital) is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. ...
Utsunomiya (Japanese: 宇都宮市; -shi) is a city located in Tochigi, Japan. ...
The term prefecture (from the Latin Praefectura) indicates the office, seat, territorial circonscription of a Prefect; consequentally, like that word, is its applied in English in relation to actual Prefects, whose title is just that (or the forms it takes in other, especially Romance, languages), in the broadest sense in...
Sometimes spelled Ootawara or Ohtawara. The city has an estimated population of 78,793 as of August, 2006 and an area of approximately 354 square kilometers. Otawara has an average temperature of 1.2 degrees Celsius in January up to 23.1 degrees Celsius in August. Otawara averages approximately 1,460 millimeters of precipitation per year with the wettest months being June through September. About 50% of Otawara is covered by rice fields with about 12% being mountains and forests. The elevation of Otawara is 217.76 meters. The official flower of Otawara is the chrysanthemum. Otawara is accessed by the Tohoku Expressway or Nasushiobara Shinkansen Station of the Tohoku Shinkansen line on the westside of the city. Species Chrysanthemum aphrodite Chrysanthemum arcticum Chrysanthemum argyrophyllum Chrysanthemum arisanense Chrysanthemum boreale Chrysanthemum chalchingolicum Chrysanthemum chanetii Chrysanthemum crassum Chrysanthemum glabriusculum Chrysanthemum hypargyrum Chrysanthemum indicum Chrysanthemum japonense Chrysanthemum japonicum Chrysanthemum lavandulifolium Chrysanthemum mawii Chrysanthemum maximowiczii Chrysanthemum mongolicum Chrysanthemum morii Chrysanthemum okiense Chrysanthemum oreastrum Chrysanthemum ornatum Chrysanthemum pacificum Chrysanthemum potentilloides Chrysanthemum shiwogiku Chrysanthemum...
Route of TÅhoku Expressway and Hachinohe Expressway The TÅhoku Expressway (æ±åŒ—è‡ªå‹•è»Šé“ TÅhoku jidÅsha-dÅ) is a divided highway in Japan. ...
Nasushiobara Station Nasushiobara Station (é‚£é ˆå¡©åŽŸé§…) is a JR East railway station located in Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. ...
300 (Left) and 700 Series Shinkansen at Tokyo Station Shinkansen 500 Series at Kyoto Station, March 2005 The Shinkansen (Japanese: 新幹線) is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan operated by Japan Railways. ...
TÅhoku Shinkansen (æ±åŒ—新幹線) is a line of Shinkansen high speed rail, connecting Tokyo with Hachinohe in Aomori for a total length of 593. ...
The city was founded on December 1, 1954. Otawara Castle was built in the year 1545 and it prospered during the Edo Period (1603-1867) as Otawara Castle Town. Otawara Prefecture was born in 1871 and afterwards it was integrated into Tochigi Prefecture. The town was known as Ota Haramachi in 1889. In December of 1954, Ota Haramachi and Kin Tamura combined into Otawara City. Later, Nozaki Village and part of Nishi Nasuno Town merged with the City in November 1955. In 2005, Otawara merged with Yuzugami City and Kurobane Town to form the present day Otawara City. Events February 27 - Battle of Ancrum Moor - Scots victory over superior English forces December 13 - Official opening of the Council of Trent (closed 1563) Battle of Kawagoe - between two branches of Uesugi families and the late Hojo clan in Japan. ...
The Edo period (Japanese: 江戸時代, Edo-jidai), also called Tokugawa period, is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1867. ...
The largest sporting event the city hosts is the Otawara Marathon which is held annually on November 23rd. There are ten golf courses in the Otawara area. They include both public courses and private country clubs such the New St. Andrews Golf Club which is a Jack Nicklaus design course.
The city also is home to corporations such as Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation which sells medical equipment worldwide including CT Scans and other medical imaging equipment and Mochida Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. which specializes in the sales of pharmaceuticals, medical equipment and skincare products. Tochigi Nikon Corporation is also located in Otawara. Tochigi Nikon Corporation is a member of the Nikon Group and specializes in the development, design and manufacture of optical products and electronic imaging equipment; design and manufacture of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and optical lenses.
The International University of Health and Welfare is located in Otawara. The university was established in 1995, with the aim of training experts in the field of health and welfare.
Photo gallery Otawara Temple Image File history File links OtawaraTemple3. ...
| Temple grounds in Otawara. Image File history File linksMetadata Otawarashrine2. ...
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External links - Otawara official website in Japanese
- Tochigi Nikon Corp. in Japanese
- Mochida Pharmaceutical Co.
- Toshiba Medical Systems Corp.
- Information on Tochigi's industries including those located in Otawara.
- International University of Health and Welfare
- Tochigi Prefecture Website
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