Nikko [city] - Nikko

Japanese: 日光[市] - にっこう

A city in the northwest of Tochigi Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1954. Most of the city area is mountainous, with the Nikko volcano group including Mt. Nantai in the northwest, Mt. Shirane rising on the border with Gunma Prefecture to the west, and the Daiya River flowing east through the center. The city center was opened in 782 after Shodo Shonin opened Mount Futara, and developed as a temple town when Nikko Toshogu Shrine was moved there in 1617. Meanwhile, Imaichi City, where the city hall is located, developed as a post town and market town where various roads converge. Ashio, across the mountains, is a mining town with a history centered on copper mines. There are many tourist attractions such as nature that belongs to Nikko National Park, such as Lake Chuzenji, Kegon Falls, Senjogahara, and Ryuo Gorge, as well as Toshogu Shrine, Futarasan Shrine, and Rinno-ji Temple (these two shrines and one temple were registered as World Heritage Sites in 1999). The northwestern area is dotted with famous hot springs such as Nikko Yumoto Onsen, Kinugawa Onsen, Kawaji Onsen, and Oku-Kinu Onsenkyo, and has abundant hot spring resources. Western-style hotels were built in the early Meiji period, and the opening of the National Railways Nikko Line in 1890 and the Tobu Nikko Line in 1929 led to the city becoming a tourist destination. Nikko is a tourist city with 65% of its population (2005) working in the tertiary industry, but it is also an industrial city with 25% working in the secondary industry. Lumber and woodworking are thriving, and lacquerware Shunkei lacquerware is a specialty. In 2005, the wetlands of Oku-Nikko were registered as a Ramsar site. In March 2006, Imaichi City, Ashio Town in Kamitsuga County, Fujiwara Town in Shioya County, and Kuriyama Village were incorporated, and the city hall was renamed the former Imaichi City Hall. The city suffered damage during the Great East Japan Earthquake. 1449.83 km ² . 90,066 people (2010).
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栃木県北西部の市。1954年市制。市域の大部分は山地で，北西部に男体山など日光火山群，西の群馬県との境に白根山がそびえ，中央部を大谷(だいや)川が東流する。中心市街は782年勝道上人による二荒山開山以後開け，1617年日光東照宮が移されるに及び，その門前町として発展した。一方，市役所のある今市市街は諸街道の集中する宿場町，市場町として発展。山を隔てた足尾は銅山を中心に歴史を歩んできた鉱山町。中禅寺湖，華厳滝(けごんのたき)，戦場ヶ原，竜王峡など日光国立公園に属する自然や，東照宮，二荒山神社，輪王寺（この２社１寺は1999年世界文化遺産に登録）などの観光資源が多い。また北西部には日光湯元温泉，鬼怒川温泉，川治(かわじ)温泉，奥鬼怒温泉郷などの著名な温泉が点在し，豊富な温泉資源を有する。明治初期には洋式ホテルが建てられ，1890年の国鉄日光線，1929年の東武日光線の開通によって観光地化が進んだ。日光市は第３次産業人口が65％（2005）を占める観光都市であるが，第２次産業人口も25％を占める工業都市でもある。製材，木工業が盛んで，漆器春慶塗(しゅんけいぬり)を特産。2005年に奥日光の湿地がラムサール条約登録湿地となる。2006年３月今市市，上都賀郡足尾町，塩谷郡藤原町，栗山村を編入し，市役所を旧今市市役所とした。東日本大震災で，市内において被害が発生。1449.83km²。９万66人（2010）。
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