Nasu, Tochigi

Nasu 那須町
Town
Nasu Town Office Nasu Town Office
Flag of Nasu Flag Official seal of Nasu Seal
Location of Nasu in Tochigi Prefecture Location of Nasu in Tochigi Prefecture
Nasu
Coordinates:
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Tochigi Prefecture
District	Nasu
Area
• Total	372.34 km2 (143.76 sq mi)
Population (May 2015)
• Total	25,281
• Density	67.9/km2 (176/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Pine
- Flower	Gentian
- Bird	Common cuckoo
Phone number	0287-72-6901
Address	3-13 Terakohei, Nasu-machi, Nasu-gun, Tochigi-ken 329-3222
Website	Official website

Nasu (那須町, Nasu-machi) is a town located in Nasu District, Tochigi Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. As of May 2015, the town had an estimated population of 25,281 and a population density of 67.9 persons per km². Its total area was 372.34 km².

Geography

Nasu is located in the mountainous far northeast of Tochigi Prefecture.

Surrounding municipalities

• Tochigi Prefecture
  • Ōtawara
  • Nasushiobara
• Fukushima Prefecture
  • Shirakawa
  • Tanagura
  • Nishigō

History

Nasu and Iouno villages and Ashino Town were created within Nasu District on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the municipalities system. The three municipalities merged to form Nasu Town on November 3, 1954.

Economy

The economy of Nasu is heavily dependent on tourism from its numerous hot spring and ski resports.

Education

Nasu has ten primary schools, four middle schools and three high schools.

Transportation

Railway

• JR East – Tohoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line)
  • Takaku - Kurodahara - Toyohara

Highway

• Tōhoku Expressway – Nasu IC, Nasu Kogen SA, Nasu Kogen IC
• Japan National Route 4
• Japan National Route 294

Local attractions

• Nasu Kogen
• Nasu onsen
• Ashio onsen
• Sessho-seki
• Mount Nasu
• Nasu Animal Kingdom

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (Japanese)