Mibu [town] - Mibu

Japanese: 壬生[町] - みぶ

A town in Shimotsuga County in southern Tochigi Prefecture. It occupies a plateau in the lower reaches of the Kurokawa River, a tributary of the Omoi River. The main settlements developed as a castle town, a post town on the Mibu Street, a market town, and a river port on the Kurokawa River. The Tobu Utsunomiya Line runs through the town. It produces rice, wheat, kanpyo (dried gourd), and strawberries. In the east is a complex of toy factories and Dokkyo Medical University. There are many ancient tombs, including the Atagozuka Tomb and Chausuyama Tomb. The town suffered damage in the Great East Japan Earthquake. ^{61.06 km2} . Population: 39,605 (2010).

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Japanese:

栃木県南部，下都賀(しもつが)郡の町。思(おもい)川の支流黒川下流域の台地上を占める。主集落は城下町，壬生通りの宿場町，市場町，黒川の河港として発達，東武宇都宮線が通じる。米，麦類，かんぴょう，イチゴを産する。東部に玩具工場の団地，独協医科大学がある。愛宕(あたご)塚古墳，茶臼山古墳など古墳が多い。東日本大震災で，町内において被害が発生。61.06km²。３万9605人（2010）。

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