Utsunomiya became an important garrison for the Imperial Japanese Army. Following the Meiji restoration, Utsunomiya was briefly (1871–1873) part of Utsunomiya Prefecture, which was then merged into the new Tochigi Prefecture, and became capital of the prefecture in 1884. During the Bakumatsu period Boshin War, the Battle of Utsunomiya Castle was a major conflict in the northern Kantō area. The town of Utsunomiya developed around this shrine, and the area was under the control of the Utsunomiya clan, an offshoot of the Fujiwara clan from the Heian through Sengoku periods, and was destroyed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.ĭuring the Edo period, the Utsunomiya area was ruled by a succession of daimyō clans under Utsunomiya Domain, and prospered from its location at the junction of the Nikkō Kaidō and the Ōshū Kaidō.
The Utsunomiya Futarasan Shrine ( 宇都宮二荒山神社), which is the Ichinomiya of Shimotsuke Province claims to have been founded in 353 AD. Per Japanese census data, the population of Utsunomiya has recently plateaued after decades of strong growth.Īrchaeologists have uncovered evidence that the area of Utsunomiya has been continuously settled since the Japanese Paleolithic period onwards, and numerous burial mounds from the Kofun period are found within its borders. Ĭlimate data for Utsunomiya (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1890−present) The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.0 ☌ (78.8 ☏), and lowest in January, at around 2.8 ☌ (37.0 ☏). The average annual rainfall is 1,524.7 mm (60.03 in) with September as the wettest month. The average annual temperature in Utsunomiya is 14.3 ☌ (57.7 ☏). Utsunomiya has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot and humid summers and cool winters. The average elevation of the city is 100 metres (330 ft). The historic town of Nikkō is approximately 25 km (15 mi) northwest of Utsunomiya.
It is approximately 100 km (60 mi) north of Tokyo. Utsunomiya is located in south-central Tochigi Prefecture in the northern Kantō plains. It is the 10th most populated city in the Kantō region. The nearby city of Oyama is included in Greater Tokyo, but Greater Utsunomiya is not, despite the two areas amalgamating somewhat. Greater Utsunomiya ( 宇都宮都市圏, Utsunomiya Toshi-ken) had a population of 888,005 in the 2000 census. There are more than two hundred gyoza restaurants in Utsunomiya. Utsunomiya is famous for its gyoza (pan fried dumplings). As of 1 January 2020, the city had an estimated population of 519,223, and a population density of 1,246 persons per square kilometre (3,230/sq mi). Utsunomiya ( 宇都宮市, Utsunomiya-shi, Japanese: ) is the prefectural capital city of Tochigi Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan.
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