| Mibu | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | |
| Coordinates: | 36.4271°N 139.804°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kantō |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tochigi |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Shimotsuga |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 61.06 |
| Population Total: | 39158 |
| Population As Of: | August 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Enoki |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Calabash |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | - Bird |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Eurasian skylark |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0282-81-1806 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 12-22 Torimachi, Mibu-machi, Shimotsuga -gun, Tochigi-ken 321-0292 |
right|thumb|270px|Mibu Toy Museum is a town located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 39,158 in 16,149 households,[1] and a population density of 640 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 61.06sqkm.
Mibu is located in south-central Tochigi Prefecture. The town is situated in the northern portion of the Kanto plain and is mostly flat terrain with an elevation of 50 to 100 meters above sea level. The Kurokawa River flows through the town. The is about 90 kilometers north of Tokyo metropolis, and is bordered by the prefectural capital of Utsunomiya to the north. Approximately a third of the land area of the town is covered in rice paddy.
Mibu has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Mibu is 13.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1385 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.4 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Mibu has remained relatively steadily over the past 30 years.
The remains of many burial mounds from the Kofun period can be found in Mibu. During the Edo period, the area was controlled by Mibu Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. The jōkamachi which grew up around Mibu Castle was Mibu-shuku a post station on a branch the Nikkō Kaidō connecting Edo with the shrines at Nikkō. After the Meiji restoration, Mibu town and the villages of Inaba and Minami-Inukai were created within Shimotsuga District on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Inaba merged with Mibu on November 3, 1954 followed by Minami-Inukai on July 28, 1955.
Mibu has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 16 members. Mibu contributes one member to the Tochigi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Tochigi 4th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
The economy of Mibu is heavily dependent on agriculture; however, the town is increasingly becoming a commuter town for neighboring Utsunomiya.
Tobu Railway – Tobu Utsunomiya Line