Mibu, Tochigi
Mibu (壬生町, Mibu-machi) is a town located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of May 2015, the town had an estimated population of 39,628, and a population density of 649 persons per km². Its total area is 61.06 km².
Mibu 壬生町 | |
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Town | |
Mibu Town Office | |
Flag Seal | |
Location of Mibu in Tochigi Prefecture | |
Mibu | |
Coordinates: 36°25′37.4″N 139°48′14.3″E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kantō |
Prefecture | Tochigi Prefecture |
District | Shimotsuga |
Area | |
• Total | 61.06 km2 (23.58 sq mi) |
Population (May 2015) | |
• Total | 39,628 |
• Density | 649/km2 (1,680/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
- Tree | Enoki |
- Flower | Calabash |
- Bird | Eurasian skylark |
Phone number | 0282-81-1806 |
Address | 12-22 Torimachi, Mibu-machi, Shimotsuga -gun, Tochigi-ken 321-0292 |
Website | http://www.town.mibu.tochigi.jp/ |
Geography
Mibu is located in south-central Tochigi Prefecture.
Surrounding municipalities
- Tochigi Prefecture
- Utsunomiya
- Kanuma
- Tochigi
- Shimotsuke
History
The remains of many burial mounds from the Kofun period can be found in Mibu. During the Edo period, Mibu-shuku was a post station on a branch the Nikkō Kaidō connecting Edo with the shrines at Nikkō, and was also a castle town for Mibu Domain. After the Meiji restoration, Mibu town and the villages of Inaba and Minami-Inukai were created within Shimotsuga District on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the municipalities system. Inaba merged with Mibu on November 3, 1954 followed by Minami-Inukai on July 28, 1955.
Economy
The economy of Mibu is heavily dependent on agriculture.
Education
- Dokkyo Medical University
- Mibu has eight primary schools, two middle schools and one high school.
- Tochigi Prefectural Mibu High School (栃木県立壬生高等学校)
- Mibu Municipal Mibu Junior High School (壬生町立壬生中学校)
- Mibu Municipal Minami Inukai Junior High School (壬生町立南犬飼中学校)
Transportation
Railway
- Tobu Railway – Tobu Utsunomiya Line
- Mibu - Kuniya - Omocha-no-Machi - Yasuzuka
Highway
- Kita-Kantō Expressway – Mibu PA/Mibu IC
- Japan National Route 121
- Japan National Route 352
Local attractions
- Mibumachi Toy Museum
- site of Mibu Castle
- Atagozuka Kofun
- Kurumazuka Kofun
- Ushizuka Kofun
- Chausuyama Kofun
Noted people from Mibu
- Ennin - third zasu(head) of the Tendai sect of Buddhism
- Yuko Oshima - actress and singer
- Tsutomu Sato - politician