UTSUNOMIYA, TOCHIGI

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is the capital and the most populous city of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
The Grand Avenue to the Utsunomiya Station (June 2005)

In 2007 the city had an estimated population of 505,381 and a density of 1212 persons per km². The total area is 416.84 km². The had a population of 888,005 in the 2000 Census. The nearby city of Oyama, Tochigi is included in Greater Tokyo, but Greater Utsunomiya is not, despite the two areas amalgamating somewhat.
The city was founded on 1 April 1896. The city added the two towns from Kawachi District on March 31, 2007.
It is also home of a Canon optical manufacturing plant, a Japan Tobacco plant, Honda design centers, and various other industrial concerns in the Kiyohara Industrial Park. In addition, one of the largest malls in the North Kantō region, Bell Mall is located near central Utsunomiya.
Utsunomiya is most well known within Japan for gyoza dumplings. Utsunomiya is also well known for its abundance and quality of cocktail bars.

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Utsunomiya official website in Japanese



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