Isesaki [city] - Isesaki

Japanese: 伊勢崎[市] - いせさき

A city in southern Gunma Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1940. It occupies the north bank of the midstream Tone River, the northwestern part of the Kanto Plain, and is adjacent to the southeast of Maebashi City. The central city was a castle town of the Sakai clan in the early modern period, and a market town in the area at the southern foot of Mount Akagi. It is on the Ryomo Line and the terminus of the Tobu Isesaki Line. It is a center of the silkworm-raising region, and has long been known as the production area of Isesaki Meisen. After World War II, wool textiles were also produced, but from the late 1960s, industrial parks were developed, and industries such as transportation, electricity, and general machinery developed, and came to account for nearly 70% of the city's manufacturing shipments (2001). Kezōji Park, north of Isesaki Station, has a comprehensive sports facility and an amusement park, and there are many seasonal flowers, making it a popular spot for vacationers. In January 2005, Akabori Town, Sakai Town, and Higashi Village in Sawa County were incorporated. The area is 139.44 ^{km 2} . 207,221 people (2010).
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Japanese:

群馬県南部の市。1940年市制。利根川中流の北岸，関東平野北西部を占め，前橋市の南東に隣接する。中心市街は近世酒井氏の城下町，赤城山南麓地方の市場町であった。両毛線が通じ，東武伊勢崎線の終点。養蚕地帯の一中心で，古くから伊勢崎銘仙の産地として知られる。第２次世界大戦後はウール織物の生産も行われるが，1960年代後半からは工業団地の造成が進み，輸送・電気・一般機器などの工業が発展，市の製造品出荷額の７割近く（2001）を占めるようになった。伊勢崎駅北方の華蔵寺公園には，総合スポーツ施設や遊園地があり，四季の花も多く，行楽客でにぎわう。2005年１月佐波郡赤堀町，境町，東村を編入。139.44km²。20万7221人（2010）。
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