Nasu, Tochigi


Nasu is a town located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of May 2015, the town had an estimated population of 25,281, and a population density of 67.9 persons per km². Its total area is 372.34 km².

History

Nasu and Iouno villages and Ashino Town were created within Nasu District on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the municipalities system. The three municipalities merged to form Nasu Town on November 3, 1954.
In March 2017 an avalanche killed 8 people.

Geography

Nasu is located in the mountainous far northeast of Tochigi Prefecture.

Surrounding municipalities

The economy of Nasu is heavily dependent on tourism from its numerous hot spring and ski resorts.

Education

Nasu local government has six primary schools, two middle schools and one high schools.
There is one private school including junior and high school.

Transportation

Railway