Tatebayashi [city] - Tatebayashi

Japanese: 館林[市] - たてばやし

A city in the southeastern part of Gunma Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1954. It lies between the Tone River and the Watarase River, and lakes and marshes are dotted in the low marshes. Tatebayashi Castle was built in the central city in the mid-16th century, and it developed as a castle town with the Sakakibara, Tokugawa, and Matsudaira clans residing there. It is the junction of the Tobu Railway's Isesaki, Sano, and Koizumi lines, and is the center of the local economy. It was known for its Tatebayashi tsumugi silk, but with the opening of the Tohoku Expressway in 1972, industrial parks were developed, and electrical equipment, metals, food, and general machinery industries are thriving. In rural areas, in addition to rice farming, livestock farming, and greenhouse horticulture for cucumbers and eggplants are thriving. There is Morinji Temple, famous for its Bunpuku tea kettle, and Tsutsujigaoka (a scenic spot) famous for its azaleas. The city suffered damage during the Great East Japan Earthquake. 60.97 km ² . 78,608 people (2010).
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Japanese:

群馬県南東部の市。1954年市制。利根川と渡良瀬川の間にあり，低湿地には湖沼が点在。中心市街は16世紀半ば館林城が築城され，榊原，徳川，松平氏らが居城して城下町として発達。東武鉄道伊勢崎・佐野・小泉各線の分岐点で，地方経済の中心をなす。館林紬(つむぎ)の産で知られたが，1972年東北自動車道が開通し，工業団地が造成され，電気機器，金属，食品，一般機器工業などが盛んである。農村部では米作のほか，畜産，キュウリ，ナスなどの施設園芸が盛ん。文福茶釜で有名な茂林(もりん)寺，ツツジの名所つつじヶ岡（名勝）がある。東日本大震災で，市内において被害が発生。60.97km²。７万8608人（2010）。
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