Fujioka (Gunma)

Fujioka-shi 藤 岡 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Gunma
Coordinates :	36 ° 16 '  N , 139 ° 4'  E Coordinates: 36 ° 15 '31 "  N , 139 ° 4' 28"  E
Basic data
Surface:	180.09 km²
Residents :	63,556 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	353 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	10209-1
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Camphor tree , osmanthus
Flower :	Japanese wisteria , fire sage
town hall
Address :	Fujioka City Hall 327 Nakakurisu Fujioka -shi Gunma  375-8601
Website URL:	http://www.city.fujioka.gunma.jp
Location of Fujioka in Gunma Prefecture

Fujioka ( Japanese 藤 岡 市 , -shi ) is a city in Gunma Prefecture on Honshū , the main island of Japan .

history

Like all of Gunma Prefecture, Fujioka used to be known for its silk production. The Fujioka silk market is mentioned as early as 1684. Here lived and worked also Takayama Chōgorō , the end of the 19th century, the Japanese sericulture modernized. In 1884 he founded a school and research facility, the Takayama-sha , whose preserved buildings were declared a World Heritage Site in 2016 .

traffic

• Street:
  • Jōshinetsu Highway
  • National Road 17 , to Niigata
  • National Road 254,354,462
• Train:
  • JR Hachikō Line to Hachioji or Takasaki

sons and daughters of the town

• Seki Takakazu (between 1640 and 1644–1708), Wasan mathematician
• Takayama Chōgorō (1830–1886), silkworm breeder & modernizer of silkworm breeding
• Jirō Horikoshi (1903-1982), aircraft designer
• Kentarō Seki (* 1986), football player
• Riku Matsuda (* 1999), soccer player

Neighboring cities and communities

• Gunma Prefecture
  • Takasaki
  • Tamamura
  • Kanna
  • Kanra
  • Shimonita
• Saitama Prefecture
  • Chichibu
  • Kamikawa
  • Kamisato

Web links

Commons : Fujioka  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 高山 社 ・ 藤 岡 の 絹 の あ ゆ み. Retrieved June 24, 2020 .