| Goka | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | |
| Coordinates: | 36.1144°N 139.7451°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kanto |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ibaraki |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sashima |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Chiku Kiyoshi |
| Area Total Km2: | 23.11 |
| Population Total: | 8162 |
| Population As Of: | January 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Postal Code: | 30603 |
| Area Code: | 0280 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Prunus mume |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Canna |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | - Bird |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Eurasian skylark |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | -Fish |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0280-84-1111 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 1162-1 Kofukuda, Goka-machi, Sashima-gun, Ibaraki-ken 306-0392 |
thumb|right|260px|Nakanoshima Park is a town located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 8,162 in 2987 households and a population density of 353 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 34.7%.[1] The total area of the city is 23.11sqkm.
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. Goka is approximately 50 kilometers from central Tokyo.
Ibaraki Prefecture
Saitama Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture
Goka has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Goka is 14.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1326 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.4 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Goka peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.
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 with the establishment of the modern 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.
Goka has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 10 members. Goka, together with neighboring Bandō and Sakai, contributes two members to the Ibaraki Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Ibaraki 7th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Goka has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.
Goka does not have any passenger railway service. The near station is on the JR East's Utsunomiya Line(Tohoku Main Line) and or on the Tōbu Nikkō Line.
Tohoku Shinkansen pass through northern part of the town.