Maebashi [city] - Maebashi

Japanese: 前橋[市] - まえばし

A city in the southern part of Gunma Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1892 and is the prefectural capital. It occupies the area where the foothills of Mount Akagi and Mount Haruna meet, with the Tone River flowing south between them. It is adjacent to the east of Takasaki City and the northwest of Isesaki City. The city center used to be a post station on the Tosando road and was called Mayabashi. In the early modern period, it developed as a castle town and market town for the Hiraiwa, Sakai, and Matsudaira clans. In 1870, Japan's first mechanized silk-reeling factory was built, and it developed along with the silk-reeling industry. Until World War II, it was a famous raw silk town, along with Okaya and Toyohashi. After the war, the silk-reeling industry declined, but many industrial parks were built on the west bank of the Tone River and other areas, and factories for transport equipment, electrical equipment, etc. were established, and food, woodworking, etc. are also carried out. The Joetsu Line, Ryomo Line, Jomo Electric Railway, and Kan-etsu Expressway pass through the city. In terms of rail transport, it is not as well off as Takasaki, as it is off the main line, but in terms of road transport, an interchange has been built between Takasaki and the Kan-etsu Expressway, and urban functions are being further improved. In rural areas, vegetable cultivation, livestock farming, and greenhouse horticulture are carried out. There are many ancient tombs scattered throughout the city, including eight that are national historic sites, such as Futagoyama and Hotoyama. In December 2004, the city incorporated the villages of Ogo, Miyagi, and Kasukawa in Seta County, and in May 2009, the city incorporated the village of Fujimi in Seta County. 311.59 ^km2 . Population: 340,291 (2010).
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Japanese:

群馬県南部の市。1892年市制。県庁所在地。赤城山，榛名(はるな)山両山の裾野(すその)が接する部分を占め，その間を利根川が南流する。高崎市の東，伊勢崎市の北西に隣接する。中心市街は古くは東山道の宿駅があり，厩橋(まやばし)と呼ばれ，近世には平岩氏，酒井氏，松平氏の城下町，市場町として発達。1870年日本最初の機械製糸工場ができ，製糸業の発達とともに発展し，第２次大戦前までは岡谷，豊橋と並び称された生糸の町であった。戦後製糸業は衰えたが，利根川西岸などに多くの工業団地が造成され，輸送用機器，電気機器等の工場が進出，食品，木工等の工業も行われる。上越線，両毛線，上毛電鉄，関越自動車道が通じる。鉄道交通では幹線からはずれたため高崎と比べて恵まれなかったが，道路交通では関越自動車道の高崎との間にインターチェンジもでき，都市機能の一層の充実を進めている。農村部では野菜栽培，畜産，施設園芸を行う。市内には二子山，宝塔山など国史跡の８基を含む多くの古墳が散在する。2004年12月勢多郡大胡町，宮城村，粕川村を，2009年５月勢多郡富士見村を編入。311.59km²。34万291人（2010）。
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