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Mooka
真岡市 | |
|---|---|
 Mooka City Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Mooka in Tochigi Prefecture | |
  Mooka | |
| Coordinates: 36°26′25.5″N 140°0′48.2″E / 36.440417°N 140.013389°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tochigi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ryuichi Ida (since May 2009) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 167.34 km2 (64.61 sq mi) |
| Population (August 2020) | |
| • Total | 78,720 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 285-82-1111 |
| Address | 5191 Aramachi, Mooka-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-4395 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Eurasian skylark |
| Flower | Gossypium |
| Tree | Zelkova serrata |
Mooka (真岡市, Mooka-shi) is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2020[update], the city had an estimated population of 78,720 in 30,203 households,[1] and a population density of 476 persons per km². The total area of the city is 167.34 square kilometres (64.61 sq mi). Moka is known for the Mooka Railway, which operates steam locomotives.[2] The train line stretches from Shimodate, Ibaraki Prefecture to Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture.[3] The town produces 7,000 tons of strawberries annually.[4] The name of the city is given as "Moka City" per the city's official website;[5] however, the local train station is "Mōka Station",[6] and the direct transliteration of the city name into Hepburn romanization is "Mooka".
- ^ "Moka City official statistics". www.city.moka.lg.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- ^ "真岡みどころガイド" (PDF). 真岡市. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "路線図". 真岡鉄道. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "いちご日本一のまち もおか". 真岡市. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "真岡市". 真岡市. Archived from the original on 19 September 2003. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ Station sign "Mōka"
