Tochigi (city)

is a Japanese city in Tochigi Prefecture.Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO),  Tochigi (Tochigi City, Tochigi Pref.) ; retrieved 2012-9-11.

History 
In the Edo period. Tochigi was a significant city.

In the early Meiji period, the city of Tochigi was the Prefectural capital of the old Tochigi Prefecture.  After the old Utsunomiya Prefecture and Tochigi Prefecture merged, Tochigi City was briefly the prefectural capital.  The capital was moved to Utsunomiya soon after.

References

Other websites
 http://www.city.tochigi.tochigi.jp/hp/menu000001000/hpg000000364.htm ; http://www.city.tochigi.tochigi.jp/ 

Category:Cities in Tochigi Prefecture