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Toride City

A ferry links a district split by river.

Ohori no Watashi ferry

Photo by ブルーノ・プラス (CC BY-SA 4.0)

01 ／ Honjin

Sixth post town from Senju,its honjin named by the Mito Tokugawa.

On the Mito Kaido road, Toride was the sixth post town counting from Senju. In 1687 the Mito Tokugawa family designated the Someno family house a honjin, the inn for daimyo. Besides the main house built in 1795, a storehouse and a front gate remain; the main house and storehouse are Ibaraki Prefecture designated tangible cultural properties.

Designated a honjin in 1687
Main house built in 1795
Prefectural tangible cultural property

02 ／ Sanbutsudo

A thatched hallwith a skirt roof on three sides.

The Sanbutsudo of Ryuzenji is a hip-roofed hall, three bays wide and four deep, with a thatched roof and a skirt roof (mokoshi) on the left, right and back. Its repair in 1985–86 turned up a wooden tag inscribed in ink with the year 1569, and the hall is estimated to date from the first half of the 16th century. It is a national Important Cultural Property.

Three bays by four
Wooden tag inscribed 1569
Estimated first half of 16th century

03 ／ Grave

The retainer called "Oni Sakuza"died in Toride, never forgiven.

Honda Sakuzaemon Shigetsugu, a senior retainer of the Tokugawa nicknamed "Oni Sakuza", fell foul of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Ieyasu ordered him confined to his home. He died in Toride without being forgiven, and his grave lies in the city. It was designated a prefectural historic site in 1934.

Retainer nicknamed "Oni Sakuza"
Died in Toride, not forgiven
Prefectural historic site, 1934

Toride City from the sky

Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.

Now1974–78

Wide (about 6 km across)

Close (about 1.5 km across)

Now (shot June–October 2019)Shot 1974–78

Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（全国最新写真（シームレス）／国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））

Open in GSI Maps (now)Open in GSI Maps (1974–78)

Living here

Ueno in 33 minutes at best on the JR Joban Line.

about 100,000 people

Toride Station is served by the JR Joban Line and the Kanto Railway Joso Line. The fastest daily train is a special rapid: 33 minutes from Ueno and 39 from Tokyo (October 2026 timetable). City Hall is a 7-minute walk from Terahara Station on the Joso Line. In 2005 Toride took in the town of Fujishiro.

People living here: 104,524people
Area: 69.94km²
Households: 45,447households
Rent (average for rentals): 51,126yen
Healthcare: 8 hospitals ／ 57 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Population from 2005 onward (municipal boundary changed).2005-03-28 に合併。2005年調査から市域が変わっている。

Children waiting for childcare: —18 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

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Where you can go from here.

Toride City in Japan35.911°N 140.050°E

to TokyoJR Ueno-Tokyo Line and Joban Line39min
to UenoJR Ueno-Tokyo Line and Joban Line33min

Travel times follow JR東日本の駅の時刻表（デジタル時刻表）『常磐線下り』の平日（240d1）と土曜・休日（240d2）。取手駅の着時刻（取手止まりの列車は取手の欄）と、品川・東京・上野・北千住の発時刻の差。運転日が『全日』で、運転日注意（◆）・時刻変更・臨時停車の注記が付かない列車だけを数えた。URL は https://timetables.jreast.co.jp/2610/timetable-v/240d1.html（平日）・240d2.html（土休日）。2026-10-22 取得 (checked 2026-10-22). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 6 municipalities across 1 prefectures.

Territory of Toride City

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (Administrative Area Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari.Lakes: National Land Numerical Information (Lake Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari. Prepared with the approval of the Director-General of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, using its Digital Map 25000 (Spatial Data Framework) and Digital Map 25000 (Place Names and Public Facilities). (承認番号平27情使、第585号)

North to south

9.2km

Ibaraki Prefecture: Ryugasaki City, Tsukubamirai City, Moriya City, Tone Town
Chiba Prefecture: Abiko City, Kashiwa City

Toride City isthis kind of town.

01A municipal ferry now serves the Ohori district, split off by the Tone River improvement works; the crossing is said to have begun in 1914
02The former Toride post-town honjin, the Someno family house, was designated a honjin by the Mito Tokugawa in 1687, and its main house and storehouse are prefectural cultural properties
03Ryuzenji's Sanbutsudo is a thatched hall with a skirt roof on three sides and a national Important Cultural Property; Honda Sakuzaemon Shigetsugu's grave also lies in the city

See the town as it is now.

Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Toride City official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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