Mooka, Tochigi
Mooka
真岡市 | |
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Mooka City Hall | |
Location of Mooka in Tochigi Prefecture | |
| Coordinates: 36°26′25.5″N 140°0′48.2″E / 36.440417°N 140.013389°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tochigi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kazuhiko Nakamura (since May 2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 167.34 km2 (64.61 sq mi) |
| Population (August 2020) | |
• Total | 78,720 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 285-82-1111 |
| Address | 5191 Aramachi, Mooka-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-4395 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Eurasian skylark |
| Flower | Gossypium |
| Tree | Zelkova serrata |
Mooka (真岡市, Mooka-shi) is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2020, the city had an estimated population of 78,720 in 30,203 households, and a population density of 476 persons per km². The total area of the city is 167.34 square kilometres (64.61 sq mi). Moka is known for the Mooka Railway, which operates steam locomotives. The train line stretches from Shimodate, Ibaraki Prefecture to Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture. The town produces 7,000 tons of strawberries annually. The name of the city is given as "Moka City" per the city's official website; however, the local train station is "Mōka Station", and the direct transliteration of the city name into Hepburn romanization is "Mooka".