After supervising the loading of what would become his last noborigama firing in late 2007, Shimaoka collapsed, and died several weeks later in late 2007 from acute liver failure at Mashiko in Tochigi Prefecture.
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Agata Station, a train station in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
It is also one of two clubs to be named after their home prefecture instead of its capital city, the other being Tochigi S.C. from Utsunomiya, Tochigi.
Fujioka, Tochigi, a former town located in Shimotsuga District, Tochigi, Japan
Hunter Mountain Shiobara, a ski area in Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
While the bank has a majority of its branches in Ibaraki Prefecture, it operates several branches outside the prefecture, notable in Tokyo, Chiba, Tochigi, and Saitama Prefectures.
Serizawa has also produced numerous masterpieces in illustrated books including Don Quixote, Vincent van Gogh and A Day at Mashiko.
Saimyō-ji, a Buddhist temple with several important cultural relics (as designated by the national and prefectural governments), is located in Mashiko.
A 13-episode anime adaptation produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Yasutaka Yamamoto began airing on ABC on July 4, 2013 and were later aired on Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, Hokkaido Broadcasting Company, Chukyo TV, BS11 and AT-X.
Having spent three years in St Ives with Bernard Leach, he returned to Japan in 1923 and eventually established his workshop in Mashiko, about 100 km north-east of Tokyo.
Other famous parts of Tochigi include a region called Nasu known for onsen and local sake and ski resorts.
Envoys using the Reiheishi Way sent from the Imperial Court going to the shrines and temples of Nikko stayed at the lodging area in the city.
He is believed to have raped and murdered 10 women between May 25, 1945 and August 6, 1946 in Tochigi and Tokyo.