Otawara City

Tochigi Prefecture · City

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Otawara City lies in the southern part of the Nasunogahara plain and is known for its connection with Nasu no Yoichi. Traces of the poet Matsuo Basho's journey in "Oku no Hosomichi" (The Narrow Road to the Deep North) also remain, such as Ungan-ji Temple and the Basho Museum in Kurobane.

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Population: 68,384 397th in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: −5.1% 1,065th in Japanfrom 72,087 in 2020
Area: 354 km² 333rd in Japan
Population density: 193 people/km² 840th in Japan

Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.

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