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Tatebayashi City
Gunma Prefecture · City
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Tatebayashi City is "the town of flowers," known for the azaleas of Tsutsujigaoka Park, and it has Morin-ji Temple, linked to the folk tale of Bunbuku Chagama (the magic tea kettle). The city often makes news for its summer heat, and it is also where Nisshin Seifun (a flour milling company) was founded.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Gunma Prefecture
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