was a town in
Tochigi Prefecture,
Japan
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. In 1954, it merged with the villages of
Monobe and
Naganuma to form the town of
Ninomiya. It is now a part of the city of
Mooka. The
Mooka line
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runs through Kugeta, connecting it to Shimodate, Mooka,
Mashiko
270px, Kiln in Mashiko
is a town located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 21,841 in 7914 households, and a population density of 240 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Mashiko is known for it ...
and
Motegi. On weekends and public holidays, a tourist steam train operates on this line.
Kugeta lies between the other constituent parts of Ninomiya, to the east and Naganuma to the west. No public transport currently connects the three areas.
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Dissolved municipalities of Tochigi Prefecture