栃木(とちぎ)

とちぎ
noun (proper)
Tochigi (prefecture)
geographyproper-nounplace-name
1. Tochigi (prefecture)
A landlocked prefecture in the northern Kanto region. Its capital is Utsunomiya, and it is home to Nikko.
栃木(とちぎ)は苺(いちご)が有名(ゆうめい)だ。
Tochigi is famous for strawberries.
日光(にっこう)は栃木県(とちぎけん)にある。
Nikko is in Tochigi Prefecture.
宇都宮(うつのみや)の餃子(ぎょうざ)を食(た)べに、栃木(とちぎ)まで足(あし)を延(の)ばした。
I went all the way to Tochigi to eat Utsunomiya gyoza.

Known for the shrines and waterfalls of Nikko, the hot springs of Kinugawa and Nasu, strawberries and gyoza.

Common expressions

  • 栃木県(とちぎけん): Tochigi Prefecture
  • 日光東照宮(にっこうとうしょうぐう): Nikko Toshogu Shrine
  • 宇都宮(うつのみや)餃子(ぎょうざ): Utsunomiya gyoza

Related words

  • 北関東(きたかんとう): northern Kanto (Tochigi, Gunma, Ibaraki)
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