Nasushiobara

• Name — Nasushiobara • Native Name Lang — ja • Type — City • Image Flag — Flag of Nasushiobara, Tochigi.svg • Image Seal — 那須塩原市章.svg • Image Map — Nasushiobara in Tochigi Prefecture Ja.svg • Map Caption — Location of Nasushiobara in Tochigi Prefecture • Pushpin Map — Japan • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Japan • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Kantō • Subdivision Type2 — Prefecture • Subdivision Name2 — Tochigi • Leader Title — Mayor • Area Total Km2 — 592.74 • Population Total — 115794 • Population As Of — August 2020 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Time Zone1 — Japan Standard Time • Utc Offset1 — +9 • Custom Label Sec1 — Phone number • Custom Data Sec1 — 0287-62-7117 • Custom Label1 Sec1 — Address • Custom Data1 Sec1 — 108-2, Kyōkonsha, Nasushiobara-shi, Tochigi-ken 325-8501 • Custom Label Sec2 — Climate • Custom Data Sec2 — Cfa • Illustration — Nasushiobara City Hall Nasushiobara is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2020 08, the city had an estimated population of 115,794 in 48,437 households, and a population density of 67 persons per km 2. The total area of the city is 592.74 sqkm.

Nasushiobara is the northernmost city in the Kantō region of Japan, bordering Fukushima Prefecture to the north. It is located in the northern portion of Tochigi Prefecture, in the mountains.

Fukushima Prefecture • Minamiaizu • Nishigō • Shimogō Tochigi Prefecture • Nasu • Nikko • Ōtawara • Shioya • Yaita

Nasushiobara has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm to hot summers and cool winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nasushiobara is. The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around.

Per Japanese census data, the population of Nasushiobara has recently plateaued after a century of strong growth.

Before the Meiji period, the area which is now Nasushiobara was mostly uninhabited wasteland, due to lack of suitable water for agriculture. Ōtawara Domain built a number of irrigation canals during the Edo Period, but the scale was small. However, in the Meiji period, the Nasu Canal and other agricultural development projects aimed at opening the region to farming led to rapid development, and many local place names still bear the names of various government officials of the Meiji period. With the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, the villages of Karino, Takabayashi, Nabekake, Nishi-Nasuno, Higashi-Nasuno in Nasu District, and Shiobara in Shioya District were formed. A portion of Higashi-Nasuno became the town of Kuroiso in 1912. Shiobara became a town in 1919, and Nishi-Nasuno in 1932. In 1955, Kuroiso annexed Takabayashi, Nabekake and the remainder of Higashi-Nasuno, and Nishi-Nasuno annexed Kariya. Kuroiso became a city in 1970, and Shiobara was transferred to Nasu District in 1982. The modern city of Nasushiobara was established on January 1, 2005, from the merger of the former city of Kuroiso, and the towns of Nishinasuno and Shiobara (both previously constituent towns of Nasu District).

Nasushiobara has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city assembly of 26 members. Nasushiobara, together with the town of Nasu collectively contributes four members to the Tochigi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Tochigi 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Nasushiobara relies heavily on seasonal tourism to its hot spring and ski resorts. Agriculture is centered on dairy production. The city mascot, Miruhi, was created to represent the city's dairy production. The city also has several industrial parks.

• Utsunomiya Kyowa University • Nasushiobara has 20 public primary schools, ten public middle schools and one combined primary/middle school operated by the city government. The city has four public high schools operated by the Tochigi Prefectural Board of Education. The prefectural also operates one special education school for the handicapped.

• Illustration — Nasushiobara Station

JR East – Tōhoku Shinkansen • Nasushiobara JR East –Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line) • Nishi-Nasuno – Nasushiobara – Kuroiso

• – Nishinasuno Interchange – Kuroiso Interchange • Route • Route • Route

Nasushiobara serves as a gateway for tourism in northern Tochigi. • Hunter Mountain Shiobara • Itamuro onsen • Momiji-dani Suspension Bridge • Nogi Jinja (former residence of General Nogi Maresuke) • former Shiobara Imperial Palace • Shiobara onsen • former house of Aoki Shuzo

• Hiromi Hara, professional football player • Aya Hirayama, actress • Yoshitomo Nara, artist • Takashi Sanada, wheelchair tennis player • Yoko Shibui, Olympic runner • Masayoshi Takayama, three-star Michelin head chef of the Manhattan sushi restaurant Masa (born in Kuroiso) • Yoshimi Watanabe, politician