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- Imaichi
Imaichi, city (1990 pop. 56,009), Tochigi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is an agricultural market and tourist center near Nikko National Park.
- Kanuma
Kanuma, city (1990 pop. 90,043), Tochigi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is an industrial center where brooms, hemp yarn and rope, lumber, and furniture are produced.
- Utsunomiya
Utsunomiya, city (1990 pop. 426,809), capital of Tochigi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. A tobacco-processing center and tourist resort, it has industries that produce aircraft, railway car...
- Ashikaga
Ashikaga, city (1990 pop. 167,686), Tochigi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. An old silk-weaving center, it is famous for its spinning and nylon textile industries. The city is also the ance...
- Chuzenji
Chuzenji, mountain lake, c.5 sq mi (13 sq km), Tochigi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, in Nikko National Park. The lake is famed for its beauty. The Kegon waterfall (350 ft/107 m high) spil...
- Nikko
Nikko, town (1990 pop. 20,128), Tochigi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, in Nikko National Park. It is a tourist resort and religious center, famous for its ornate temples and shrines, datin...
