Takasaki

Takasaki City Hall
Takasaki-shi ; 高崎市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Gunma
Coordinates :	36 ° 19 ′ N , 139 ° 0 ′ E Coordinates: 36 ° 19 ′ 19 ″ N , 139 ° 0 ′ 12 ″ E
Basic data
Surface:	487.35 km²
Residents :	368,667 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	756 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	10202-4
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Japanese zelkove , evergreen oak
Flower :	Purple magnolia , cherry blossom
Bird :	Japanese Bush Warbler
town hall
Address :	Takasaki City Hall ; 35 - 1 , Takamatsu-chō; Takasaki -shi ; Gunma 370-8501
Website URL:	http://www.city.takasaki.gunma.jp
Location Takasakis in Gunma Prefecture

Takasaki ( Japanese 高崎市 , - shi ) is a city in Gunma Prefecture on Honshū , the main island of Japan , connected to Tokyo , Niigata and Nagano by the Shinkansen bullet train .

Significant branches of the economy are metal goods, electrical, silk and chemical fiber industries.

history

Takasaki was a castle town around the Takasaki Castle , as well as a post office ( 宿場町 Shukuba-machi ) of the Nakasendō during the Edo period.

Takasaki was elevated to an independent city ( shi ) on April 1, 1900 .

Attractions

Takasaki- Daruma , lucky paper mache doll from Takasaki

Every year on January 6th and 7th, the largest Daruma market in the Kantō region takes place on the way to the "Dharma Temple on Shaolin Mountain" ( 少林山達磨寺 , Shōrin-zan Daruma-ji ) . "Eyeless Daruma " ( 目無しダルマ , menashi Daruma ) are sold at over 150 stands . The custom of drawing one eye on the purchased Daruma and promising that a second one will be drawn in for him after his wish has been fulfilled is particularly popular with politicians during election campaigns.