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Shimonita Town
Gunma Prefecture · Town
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Shimonita Town is known for Shimonita green onions and Shimonita konnyaku (a jelly made from devil's tongue). The Arafune Cold Storage is a component of the World Heritage Site "Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites," and the whole town is certified as a Japanese Geopark, the "Shimonita Geopark."
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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Mountains in this town
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
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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