Takasaki, Gunma
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Takasaki 高崎 | |
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高崎市 · Takasaki | |
![]() Takasaki White Wear Kannon Statue | |
![]() Location of Takasaki in Gunma | |
Coordinates: 36°19′N 139°0′E / 36.317°N 139.000°ECoordinates: 36°19′N 139°0′E / 36.317°N 139.000°E | |
Kintra | Japan |
Region | Kantō |
Prefectur | Gunma |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Kenji Tomioka (syne Mey 2011) |
Area | |
• Total | 459.41 km2 (177.38 sq mi) |
Population (November 1, 2010) | |
• Total | 375,342 |
• Density | 817.01/km2 (2,116.0/sq mi) |
Symbols | |
• Tree | Zelkova serrata, Cyclobalanopsis |
• Flouer | Sakura |
• Bird | Japanese Bush-warbler |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Staundart Time) |
Website | www |
Takasaki (高崎市 Takasaki-shi) is a ceety locatit in Gunma Prefectur, Japan. The ceety wis foondit on Aprile 1, 1900. Takasaki is a regional transportation hub acause its train station (Takasaki Station) is the junction o several rail lines as well as a Shinkansen ("bullet train") stap. As o November 1, 2010, the ceety haed an estimatit population o 375,342 an a tot aurie o 459.41 km², givin a population density o 817.01 persons per km².
Takasaki is famous as the hometoun o the Daruma doll, theoretically representin the Buddhist sage Bodhidharma an in modren practice a seembol o guid luck.
History[eedit | eedit soorce]
Mergers[eedit | eedit soorce]
- On Januar 23, 2006, the touns o Gunma, Kurabuchi an Misato, aw frae Gunma Destrict, an the toun o Shinmachi, frae Tano Destrict, merged intae the expanded ceety o Takasaki.
- On October 1, 2006, the toun o Haruna, frae Gunma Destrict, merged intae Takasaki. Gunma Destrict wis dissolved as a result o this merger.
- On Juin 1, 2009, the toun o Yoshii, frae Tano Destrict, merged intae Takasaki.[1]
Surroundin municipalities[eedit | eedit soorce]

Daruma dolls at Daruma-ji temple
Sichtseein[eedit | eedit soorce]
Sport[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Arte Takasaki - fitbaa (soccer) club
Sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]
In Japan[eedit | eedit soorce]
Ootside Japan[eedit | eedit soorce]
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Pilsen, Czech Republic
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Notable fowk[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Takeo Fukuda, umwhile Prime Meenister o Japan
- Yasuo Fukuda, umwhile Prime Meenister o Japan (Takeo Fukuda's son)
- Kyosuke Himuro, muisicker (umwhile member o BOØWY)
- Tomoyasu Hotei, muisicker (umwhile member o BOØWY)
- Fujio Masuoka, inventor o flash memory
- Hirofumi Nakasone, politeecian (Yasuhiro Nakasone's son)
- Yasuhiro Nakasone, umwhile Prime Meenister o Japan
- German architect Bruno Taut lived for some time in Takasaki
- Kenji Tsukagoshi, navigator an aviator
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ http://www.kokudo.or.jp/new/cities/sub/kanto/10.htm Archived 2006-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]
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