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Mooka, Japan
Tochigi · Japan
Mooka is a mid-size city in Tochigi, Japan with a population of 78,720. Elevation: 220 ft (67 m). Average temperature: 56°F (13°C).
Data updated June 2026
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| Population | 78,720 |
| Population Density | 1,218 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 220 ft (67 m) |
| Coordinates | 36.4333°, 140.0167° |
| Timezone | Asia/Tokyo |
| Country | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| State / Province | Tochigi |
| Average Temperature | 56°F (13°C) |
| January Average | 36°F (2°C) |
| July Average | 74°F (23°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 52.2 inches (1,327 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 0.0 inches (0 cm) |
| Median Household Income | $31,800 |
| Median Age | 48.7 years |
About Mooka
Mooka is a mid-size city in Japan (Tochigi) with a population of 78,720. The city sits at an elevation of 220 feet (67 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 56°F (13°C). Temperatures range from 36°F in January to 74°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 52.2 inches. The timezone is Asia/Tokyo.
Population
Language Spoken at Home
Social Characteristics
Mooka vs Japan Average
Income: Mooka vs Japan
Commute Mode
Income
| Median HH Income | $31,800 |
| 58% below Japan avg |
Employment & Poverty
| Unemployment | 2.3% |
| 36% below Japan avg | |
| Establishments (County) | 31 |
Business (County)
| Restaurants | 16 |
| Healthcare | 8 |
| Retail | 5 |
Tax & Cost of Living
Commute & Transportation
Walkability
Home Value Sources
Ownership Split
Home Values
| Census Median | $78,000 |
| 72% below Japan avg |
Real Estate Market (Redfin)
Rental Costs
| Census Median Rent | $390 |
| 66% below Japan avg |
Ownership & Property
| Housing Units | 31,488 |
Property Tax
Climate in Mooka
Mooka has an average annual temperature of 0°C (32°F). The hottest month is Jan (0°C), the coldest is Jan (0°C). Average annual precipitation is 1588 mm.
Temperature
| Annual Average | 55.6°F |
| 3% above Japan avg | |
| January Average | 36°F (2°C) |
| July Average | 74°F (23°C) |
| Sunny Days | 241 days/yr |
Geography
| Elevation | 220 ft (67 m) |
| Area | 64.6 sq mi (167.3 km²) |
| Population Density | 1,218/sq mi |
| Coordinates | 36.4333°N, 140.0167°W |
| Timezone | Asia/Tokyo |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Tsunami History
9 tsunamis recorded within 500 km. Highest wave on record: 2.0 m (7 ft).
| Year | Location | Cause | Max Wave | Deaths | Distance |
| 1670 | BOSO, JAPAN | Earthquake | 2.0 m | - | 136 km |
| 1938 | JAPAN TRENCH | Earthquake | 0.8 m | - | 127 km |
| 1938 | SANRIKU | Earthquake | 0.8 m | - | 147 km |
| 1896 | KASHIMA, JAPAN | Earthquake | 0.3 m | - | 88 km |
| 1935 | JAPAN | Earthquake | 0.2 m | - | 125 km |
| 1855 | TOKAIDO | Earthquake | - | 6,757 | 89 km |
| 1642 | BOSO, JAPAN | Earthquake | - | - | 147 km |
| 1257 | SAGAMI BAY, JAPAN | Earthquake | - | - | 145 km |
| 1241 | KAMAKURA, SAGAMI BAY | Earthquake | - | - | 148 km |
Nearby Volcanoes
15 volcanoes within 200 km. Closest: Takaharayama (56 km).
| Name | Type | Elevation | Last Eruption | Distance |
| Takaharayama | Stratovolcano | 1,795 m (5,889 ft) | -4570 | 56 km |
| Nantaisan | Stratovolcano | 2,486 m (8,156 ft) | -9540 | 60 km |
| Omanago Group | Lava dome(s) | 2,341 m (7,680 ft) | -3050 | 61 km |
| Nikko-Shiranesan | Shield | 2,578 m (8,458 ft) | 1952 | 70 km |
| Akagisan | Stratovolcano | 1,828 m (5,997 ft) | Unknown | 75 km |
| Nasudake | Stratovolcano(es) | 1,915 m (6,283 ft) | 1963 | 77 km |
| Hiuchigatake | Stratovolcano | 2,356 m (7,730 ft) | 1544 | 87 km |
| Harunasan | Stratovolcano | 1,449 m (4,754 ft) | 550 | 104 km |
| Numazawa | Shield | 835 m (2,740 ft) | -3400 | 119 km |
| Bandaisan | Stratovolcano | 1,816 m (5,958 ft) | 1888 | 130 km |
| Asamayama | Complex | 2,568 m (8,425 ft) | 2019 | 134 km |
| Kusatsu-Shiranesan | Stratovolcano(es) | 2,165 m (7,103 ft) | 2018 | 135 km |
| Shiga | Shield(s) | 2,041 m (6,696 ft) | Unknown | 137 km |
| Adatarayama | Stratovolcano(es) | 1,728 m (5,669 ft) | 1996 | 137 km |
| Azumayama | Stratovolcano(es) | 1,949 m (6,394 ft) | 1977 | 146 km |
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36°F (2°C) | 1.3 in | Coldest, Driest |
| February | 37°F (3°C) | 2.0 in | |
| March | 43°F (6°C) | 3.3 in | |
| April | 53°F (12°C) | 4.4 in | |
| May | 61°F (16°C) | 5.0 in | |
| June | 67°F (20°C) | 6.5 in | |
| July | 74°F (23°C) | 5.9 in | |
| August | 77°F (25°C) | 5.9 in | Warmest |
| September | 70°F (21°C) | 7.2 in | Wettest |
| October | 60°F (15°C) | 6.3 in | |
| November | 50°F (10°C) | 2.9 in | |
| December | 40°F (5°C) | 1.5 in |
Mooka has a seasonal temperature swing of 41°F / from 36°F in January to 77°F in August. Total annual precipitation is 52.3 inches, with September being the wettest month (7.2") and January the driest (1.3").
Schools in Mooka
25 public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 栃木県立 真岡北陵高等学校 | - | - | - | - |
| 旧中村東小学校 | - | - | - | - |
| 真岡児童館 | - | - | - | - |
| 真岡めばえ保育園 | - | - | - | - |
| 真岡市立 大内中央小学校 | - | - | - | - |
| 真岡市立 大内中学校 | - | - | - | - |
| 真岡自動車教習所 | - | - | - | - |
| 真岡市立亀山小学校 | - | - | - | - |
| 真岡市立 大内西小学校 | - | - | - | - |
| 真岡市立 西田井小学校 | - | - | - | - |
| 真岡市立 山前中学校 | - | - | - | - |
| 真岡市立 山前小学校 | - | - | - | - |
| 真岡市立 山前南小学校 | - | - | - | - |
| 真岡市立真岡小学校 | - | - | - | - |
| 真岡市立東沼小学校 | - | - | - | - |
| 真岡市立 物部小学校 | - | - | - | - |
| 真岡市立物部中学校 | - | - | - | - |
| Moka High School | - | - | - | - |
| 栃木県立 真岡工業高等学校 | - | - | - | - |
| 栃木県立真岡女子高等学校 | - | - | - | - |
| 真岡市立真岡中学校 | - | - | - | - |
| 真岡市立真岡西小学校 | - | - | - | - |
| 真岡市立真岡西中学校 | - | - | - | - |
| 真岡市立 真岡東小学校 | - | - | - | - |
| 真岡市立 真岡東中学校 | - | - | - | - |
Radio Stations near Mooka
0 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality |
|---|
Museums in Mooka
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CraftHills Kasama | ||||
| Honda Collection Hall | ||||
| Ibaraki Prefecture Ceramics Museum of Art | ||||
| JAPANCUP MUSIUM | ||||
| Mashiko Sankokan | ||||
| Mibumachi Toy Museum | ||||
| Nature Center | ||||
| Omochanomachi Bandai Museum | ||||
| Shimotsuke Yakushiji Historical Museum | ||||
| Tochigi Science Museum | ||||
| うつのみや遺跡の広場資料館 | ||||
| しもだて美術館 | ||||
| つかもと美術記念館 | ||||
| とびやま歴史体験館 | ||||
| ふしぎの船 | ||||
| ほたるの館学習館 | ||||
| 上河内民俗資料館 | ||||
| 下妻市ふるさと博物館 | ||||
| 下野国庁跡資料館 | ||||
| 二宮尊徳資料館 | ||||
| 国史跡 摩利支天塚・琵琶塚古墳資料館 | ||||
| 壬生町立歴史民俗資料館 | ||||
| 大日山美術館 | ||||
| 大谷資料館 | ||||
| 宇都宮美術館 | ||||
| 宇都宮美術館 | ||||
| 安倍晴明展示館 | ||||
| 寺野東遺跡資料館 | ||||
| 小山市埋蔵文化財センター | ||||
| 市貝町立歴史民俗資料館 | ||||
| 廣澤美術館 | ||||
| 春風萬里荘 | ||||
| 栃木県埋蔵文化財センター | ||||
| 栃木県立しもつけ風土記の丘資料館 | ||||
| 栃木県立博物館 | ||||
| 栃木県立美術館 | ||||
| 根本山自然観察センター | ||||
| 真壁伝承館歴史資料館 | ||||
| 真岡市科学教育センター | ||||
| 笠間日動美術館 | ||||
| 蔵美館 | ||||
| 龍門ふるさと民芸館 |
Libraries in Mooka
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akeno Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Kamikawachi Lib. | 0.0 | |||||
| Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Moka City Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Yachiyo Town Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Yuki Civic Information Center | 0.0 | |||||
| 下野市立 石橋図書館 | 0.0 | |||||
| 下野市立国分寺図書館 | 0.0 | |||||
| 下野市立国分寺図書館 | 0.0 | |||||
| 下野市立石橋図書館 | 0.0 | |||||
| 南河内図書館 | 0.0 | |||||
| 古河市三和図書館資料館 | 0.0 | |||||
| 図書館 | 0.0 | |||||
| 壬生町図書館 | 0.0 | |||||
| 宇都宮女子高等学校図書室 | 0.0 | |||||
| 宇都宮市立 東図書館 | 0.0 | |||||
| 宇都宮市立 河内図書館 | 0.0 | |||||
| 宇都宮市立中央図書館 | 0.0 | |||||
| 宇都宮市立南図書館 | 0.0 | |||||
| 小山市立中央図書館 | 0.0 | |||||
| 小山市立文化文化センター | 0.0 | |||||
| 市貝町立図書館 | 0.0 | |||||
| 広沢図書館 | 0.0 | |||||
| 栃木県立図書館 | 0.0 | |||||
| 烏山図書館 | 0.0 | |||||
| 真壁図書館 | 0.0 | |||||
| 笠間市笠間図書館 | 0.0 | |||||
| 筑西市立中央図書館 | 0.0 | |||||
| 高根沢町図書館 | 0.0 | |||||
| 鹿沼市立図書館東分館「ほんのす」 | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in Mooka
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JA | |||||
| JA | |||||
| サンフルーツ | |||||
| ベルテラシェ大谷 物産館 | |||||
| 下館丸共青果地方卸売市場 | |||||
| 下館丸共青果地方卸売市場 | |||||
| 宇都宮花き | |||||
| 楽々市 | |||||
| 楽々市 | |||||
| 飛行船マルシェ | |||||
| 鷲子ブルーベリー園 | |||||
| 鹿沼さつき祭り | |||||
| 鹿沼原木市場 |
Restaurants in Mooka
18 restaurants within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Cafes in Mooka
1 cafes within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Theatres in Mooka
1 theatres within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Clinics in Mooka
6 clinics within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Dentists in Mooka
2 dentists within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Train Stations in Mooka
4 train stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Gas Stations in Mooka
4 gas stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Banks in Mooka
3 banks within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Golf Courses in Mooka
2 golf courses within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Breweries in Mooka
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 島崎酒造 どうくつ酒蔵 |
Stadiums & Teams in Mooka
| Team | League | Division |
|---|---|---|
Ski Resorts Near Mooka
7 ski resorts within range.
| Resort | Slopes (km) | Lifts | Peak (m) | Price | Season | Night | Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikko Yumoto Onsen Ski Park | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Marunuma Kogen Ski Resort | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Edelweiss Ski Resort | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Hunter Mountain Shiobara Ski Area | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Oze Hinoemata Onsen Ski Resort | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Aizu Kogen Takahata | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Aizu Kogen Takatsue Ski Resort | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
Airports Near Mooka
50 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Ibaraki Airport | IBR | Large Airport |
| Narita International Airport | NRT | Large Airport |
| Iruma Air Base | - | Medium Airport |
| JMSDF Shimofusa Air Base | - | Medium Airport |
| Utsunomiya Air Field | - | Medium Airport |
| Yokota Air Base | OKO | Medium Airport |
| Air Wing Motor Paraglider School Osato Landing Area | - | Small Airport |
| Akeno Auxiliary Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Bando Auxiliary Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Chiyoda Auxiliary Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Fukiage Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Haneda Gliderport | - | Small Airport |
| Hanyu Gliderport | - | Small Airport |
| Honda Airport | - | Small Airport |
| Hoshubana Gliderport | - | Small Airport |
| Itakura Gliderport | - | Small Airport |
| Iwabuchi Watergate Auxiliary Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| JGSDF Kasumigaura Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| JGSDF Narashino Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Juo Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Kazo Gliderport | - | Small Airport |
| Kinugawa Gliderport | - | Small Airport |
| Kozaki Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Kuge Flying Club Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Kumagaya Flying Club Osato Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Kumagaya Trike Club Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Makabe Gliderport | - | Small Airport |
| Makado Gliderport | - | Small Airport |
| Menuma Gliderport | - | Small Airport |
| Menuma Number 2 Gliderport | - | Small Airport |
| Mint Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Mito Flying Club Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Namiki Auxiliary Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Oarai Auxiliary Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Ojima R/C Skyport | - | Small Airport |
| Otone Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Oyama Kinu Gliderport | - | Small Airport |
| Ryugasaki Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Sekijo Auxiliary Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Sekiyado Gliderport | - | Small Airport |
| Shirosato Auxiliary Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Skyfield Nasu | - | Small Airport |
| Skyfield Watarase | - | Small Airport |
| Tachikawa Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Tokyo Flight Park Moriya Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Tokyo Flying Club Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Tsubasa Flying Club Kawashima Auxiliary Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Tsukuba Gliderport | - | Small Airport |
| Utsunomiya Auxiliary Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Yomiuri Otone Gliderport | - | Small Airport |
Post Offices in Mooka
4 post offices.
| Post Office | Address |
|---|---|
| 真岡大谷台簡易郵便局 | |
| 真岡荒町郵便局 | |
| 真岡郵便局 | |
| 飯貝郵便局 |
Treatment Centers in Mooka
1 treatment centers.
| Center | Type | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| コモドヴィータ下館 |
Churches & Religious Organizations in Mooka
10 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| 仏生寺 勝道上人生誕地 県史跡 | |
| 国重文 | |
| 大前神社 | |
| 相宮神社 | |
| 能仁寺 | |
| 荒橿神社 | |
| 蓮城院 | |
| 長栄寺桜門 | |
| 高田山専修寺 国指定史跡 | |
| 鹿神社 |
Quick Facts
Around Mooka
Places within 5 km radius - OpenStreetMap data
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Public Holidays in Japan
16 public holidays this year
Frequently Asked Questions About Mooka
What is the population of Mooka?
Mooka has a population of 78,720 residents and is located in Japan. The population density is 1,218 people per square mile, spread across 64.6 square miles. The median age of residents is 48.7 years, which is older than the national median of 38.9 years.
Is Mooka expensive to live in?
The median household income is $31,800, 58% below the national average of $75,149. The median home value is $78,000 (72% below the U.S. median). Renters pay a median of $390 per month, below the national average of $1,163. The home price-to-income ratio is 2.5x, indicating housing is reasonably affordable relative to local income levels.
What is the weather like in Mooka?
Mooka enjoys a temperate climate with an average annual temperature of 56°F (13°C). Winter temperatures average 36°F in January, while summers reach an average of 74°F in July. The area receives 241 sunny days per year. Annual rainfall totals 52.2 inches.
How is the job market in Mooka?
The job market in Mooka is very strong, with unemployment at just 2.3% / well below the national rate of 3.6%. There are 31 business establishments in the area, including 16 restaurants and food service locations.
How much does housing cost in Mooka?
The median home value in Mooka is $78,000. For renters, the median monthly rent is $390.