| |
| | Japanese Romantic Route, Kanuma Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) |
 | | Kanuma City is located at somewhat the southwest from the central part of Tochigi Prefecture, is close to the west of Utsunomiya, prefectural capital at 100km from Tokyo, metropolis, presents a slender shape from the southeast to the northwest, and occupies a vast region with an area of 313.3H. |
 | | Besides, the Kanuma soil produced throughout the City is well known all over the country as the soil adequate to the gardening. |
 | | In the Edo period, the City was developed as the posting staion of Nikko West highway and Reiheishi (Offering Mission) Highway, in parti- cular, accomplished a role as the posting station in the highway at the time of large construction of Nikko Toshogu Temple completed in 1636. |
| www.jrp.or.jp /english/japan/kanuma.htm (118 words) |
|