Goka, Ibaraki

Goka (五霞町, Goka-machi) is a town located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of January 2020, the town had an estimated population of 8,512, and a population density 368 persons per km2. The total area is 23.11 km2.

Goka

五霞町
Town
Goka Town Hall
Flag
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Location of Goka in Ibaraki Prefecture
Goka
 
Coordinates: 36°06′52″N 139°44′42.5″E
CountryJapan
RegionKanto
PrefectureIbaraki
DistrictSashima
Government
 • MayorSomeya Morio
Area
 • Total23.11 km2 (8.92 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2020)
 • Total8,512
 • Density368/km2 (950/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Area code(s)0280
- TreePrunus mume
- FlowerCanna
- BirdEurasian skylark
Phone number0280-84-1111
Address1162-1 Kofukuda, Goka-machi, Sashima-gun, Ibaraki-ken 306-0392
Websitehttp://www.town.goka.lg.jp/

Geography

Goka is located in the flatlands in the very western portion of Ibaraki Prefecture, bordered by Saitama Prefecture to the west and south, Chiba Prefecture to the east. The Tone River, along with the Edo River and Naka River pass through the town.

Neighboring municipalities

River

Place name
  • Motokurihashi
  • Kawatsuma
  • Kotesashi
  • Shinkōya
  • Kofukuda
  • Ōfukuda
  • Sanno-yama
  • Sanno
  • Egawa
  • Kōshu
  • Fuyugi
  • Maebayashi
  • Shaka
  • Harajukudai

History

The area of present-day Goka was part of Shimōsa Province and was transferred to Ibaraki Prefecture in 1875 after the start of the Meiji period. The area was organized into the village of Goka within Nishikatsushika District, Ibaraki.Ibaraki Prefecture with the establishment of the municipalities system on 1 April 1889. The district was abolished in 1896, becoming part of Sashima District.

Goka was raised to town status on 1 June 1996.

Administration

Mayor
  • Suzuki Riichi(till 11 January 1998)
  • Otani Ryusho(from 12 January 1998 to 30 April 2007)
  • Someya Morio(from 1 May 2007 - incumbent)

Economy

Industrial Park
  • Doyobu, Kawatsuma, Egawa, Ōsaki, Ondashi and Goka IC industrial park

Company office and plant
  • Kewpie Corporation, Goka plant
  • Yakult Honsha Company Limited, Ibaraki plant
  • Kyodo Printing Company Limited, Goka plant
  • SHINCHOSHA Publishing Company Limited, Goka Office
  • KIKKOMAN SoyFoods Company, Ibaraki plant
  • KATO WORKS Company Limited, Ibaraki plant

Public institutions

Education
  • Goka-nishi elementary school
  • Goka-higashi elementary school
  • Goka junior high school

Mainly facilities
  • Goka town hall
  • Goka post office
  • Goka Harajukudai post office
  • Goka town B&G Marine center
  • Environmental purification center
  • Kawatsuma water purification plant

Fire department
  • Koga fire department(Koga-city)
    • Goka branch

Police department
  • Ibaraki prefectural police, Sakai police station(Sakai-town)
    • Motokurihashi police box
    • Kofukuda police box

Transportation

Railway

At present, the town is not served by any passenger railway line.
The near station is Kurihashi on the JR East’s Utsunomiya Line(Tohoku Main Line) and Minami-kurihashi or Satte on the Tōbu Nikkō Line.
Tohoku Shinkansen pass through northen part of the town.

Expressway

Highway

Prefectural Road
  • Prefecture Route 267
  • Prefecture Route 268

Bus
  • Route Bus(operated by Asahi bus)
  • Community transpotation "Gokarin-go" (operated by Asahi bus, operation route depending on the time of day except Sunday and holidays)
    • Minami-kurihashi station - Saiseikai Kurihashi Hospital - Goka town hall - Goka Egawa-honson (Morning and evening time route)
    • Beisia Supermarket Kurihashi Store - Minami-kurihashi station - Saiseikai Kurihashi Hospital - Goka town hall - Motokurihashi-ikenari - Dōmu Park - Tatsudō - Roadside station Goka - Goka Egawa-honson(Daytime route)

Local attractions
  • Kurihashi castle ruins
  • Tōshōji temple
  • Ana-yakushi ancient tomb
  • Fuyugi A・B shellmound
  • Nakanoshima Park
  • Dōmu Park
  • Roadside station Goka
  • Information and disaster station Goka
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