Tatebayashi
Tatebayashi-shi 館 林 市 |
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Geographical location in Japan | ||
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Region : | Kanto | |
Prefecture : | Gunma | |
Coordinates : | 36 ° 15 ' N , 139 ° 33' E | |
Basic data | ||
Surface: | 60.98 km² | |
Residents : | 74,520 (October 1, 2019) |
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Population density : | 1222 inhabitants per km² | |
Community key : | 10207-5 | |
Symbols | ||
Flag / coat of arms: | ||
Tree : | Japanese black pine | |
Flower : | Rhododendron kaempferi var. Kaempferi | |
Bird : | Spotted duck | |
town hall | ||
Address : |
Tatebayashi City Hall 1 - 1 , Shiro-machi Tatebayashi -shi Gunma 374-8501 |
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Website URL: | http://www.city.tatebayashi.gunma.jp/ | |
Location of Tatebayashis in Gunma Prefecture | ||
Tatebayashi ( Japanese 館 林 市 , -shi ) is a city in Gunma Prefecture on Honshū , the main island of Japan .
geography
Tatebayashi is located about 55 km north of Tokyo on the Watarase River in the Kantō Plain .
history
Tatebayashi is an old castle town , where the Akimoto last resided with an income of 60,000 koku as the larger Fudai daimyo .
traffic
- Street:
- Tōhoku Highway
- National road 122, to Tōkyō or Nikkō
- National Road 354
- Train:
Attractions
- The Morin-ji ( 茂林 寺 ) is the most famous temple in the city.
sons and daughters of the town
- Ken Iwao (* 1988), soccer player
- Tayama Katai (1872-1930), writer
- Shōda Kenjirō (1902–1977), mathematician
- Chiaki Mukai (* 1952), first Japanese female astronaut
Neighboring cities and communities
Web links
Commons : Tatebayashi - collection of images, videos and audio files