Motegi [town] - Motegi

Japanese: 茂木[町] - もてぎ
Motegi [town] - Motegi
A town in Haga County in the southeastern part of Tochigi Prefecture. It occupies the basin of the midstream Naka River and its tributary, the Saka River, and is rich in forests. The town center is the terminus of the Moka Railway, and was a castle town from the Middle Ages to the early modern period. Rice, konjac, and shiitake mushroom cultivation are thriving. The town suffered damage in the Great East Japan Earthquake. 172.69 km2 . 15,018 people (2010).

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Japanese:
栃木県南東部，芳賀(はが)郡の町。那珂(なか)川中流とその支流逆(さか)川流域を占め，山林が多い。中心市街は真岡(もおか)鉄道の終点で，中世〜近世城下町であった。米，コンニャク，シイタケの栽培が盛ん。東日本大震災で，町内において被害が発生。172.69km2。１万5018人（2010）。

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