Tomioka [city] - Tomioka

Japanese: 富岡[市] - とみおか

A city in southern Gunma Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1954. It occupies the southeastern foot of Mt. Myogi and the Kabura River basin, a tributary of the Tone River. The central city, which is served by the Joshin Electric Railway, developed on the river terraces of the Kabura River. In the early modern period, it flourished as a post town and market town on the Nakasendo side road. In 1872, Japan's first government-run Tomioka Silk Mill was established, and the city became an industrial silk-reeling city. In 2014, the Tomioka Silk Mill was registered as a World Heritage Site (cultural heritage). Since the 1960s, industrial complexes have been developed, and industries such as electrical equipment, transportation equipment, and food are being produced. In 1993, the Fujioka-Sakuma section of the Joshinetsu Expressway was opened, and the Tomioka Interchange was built, and future development is expected. In rural areas, poultry farming, konjac cultivation, and greenhouse horticulture such as cucumbers and flowers are thriving. Nukisaki Shrine and Myogi Shrine are located here. In March 2006, Myogi Town, Kanra District, was incorporated. Area: ^{122.85 km2} . Population: 52,070 (2010).

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Japanese:

群馬県南部の市。1954年市制。妙義山の南東麓と利根川支流の鏑(かぶら)川流域を占める。上信電鉄が通じる中心市街は鏑川の河岸段丘に発達。近世には中山道脇往還の宿場町，市場町として栄えた。1872年日本で最初の官営の富岡製糸場が設けられ，製糸工業都市となった。富岡製糸場は，2014年世界遺産（文化遺産）に登録された。1960年代から工業団地が造成され，電気機器，輸送用機器，食品などの工業が行われている。1993年上信越自動車道の藤岡〜佐久間が開通して富岡インターチェンジができ，今後の発展が期待される。農村部では養鶏，コンニャク栽培，キュウリ，花卉などの施設園芸が盛ん。貫前(ぬきさき)神社，妙義神社がある。2006年３月甘楽郡妙義町を編入。122.85km²。５万2070人（2010）。

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