Nasushiobara, Tochigi
Nasushiobara (Japanese那 须 塩 原 市, -shi ) is a city in Tochigi Prefecture in Japan.
Geography
Nasushiobara is located north of Utsunomiya and south of Shirakawa.
History
The city Nasushiobara was on 1 January 2005 out of the city Kuroiso (黒 矶 市, -shi), as well as the communities Nishinasuno (西 那 须 野 町, machi ) and Shiobara (塩 原 町, machi ) founder of the district Nasu.
Traffic
- Street: Tōhoku Expressway
- National Road 4 to Tokyo or Aomori
- JR Tohoku Shinkansen, Nasu- Shiobara Station, after Tokyo and Hachinohe
Sons and daughters of the town
- Yōko Shibui ( long distance runner )
- Yoshimi Watanabe ( politician)
- Hirayama Aya ( actress and idol )
Adjacent Cities and Towns
- Tochigi Prefecture Nikko
- Yaita
- Otawara
- Nasu
- Shioya
- Minamiaizu
- Nishigo
- Shimogo
Twinning
- Japan Hitachinaka, Japan, since 1990
- Japan Namerikawa, Japan, since 1996
- Japan Niiza, Japan, since 2000