Isesaki, Gunma

Isesaki 伊勢崎
Special ceety
伊勢崎市 · Isesaki
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Location of Isesaki in Gunma
Coordinates: 36°19′N 139°12′E / 36.317°N 139.200°E / 36.317; 139.200Coordinates: 36°19′N 139°12′E / 36.317°N 139.200°E / 36.317; 139.200
Kintra	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefectur	Gunma
Govrenment
• Mayor	Kiyotaka Igarashi (syne Januar 2009)
Area
• Total	139.33 km2 (53.80 sq mi)
Population  (June 1, 2011)
• Total	211,021
• Density	1514.54/km2 (3,922.6/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Pine
• Flouer	Azalea
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Staundart Time)
City Hall Address	2-410 Imaizumi-chō, Isesaki-shi, Gunma-ken 372-8501
Website	Ceety o Isesaki

Isesaki is a ceety in Gunma Prefecture. For the destrict in Yokohama, see Isezakichō.

Isesaki (伊勢崎市, Isesaki-shi) is a ceety locatit in Gunma, Japan. The current population is 211,021, wi 80,638 hoosehaulds. (As o Juin 2011)

A smaa ceety locatit near the geografic centre o Japan's main island o Honshū, Isesaki is the fowerth lairgest ceety in Gunma Prefectur an it is ane o the growin ceeties within Gunma Prefectur. The centre o the ceety is 15 km (9 mi) away frae central Maebashi, 95 km (59 mi) frae Central Tokyo, an it is locatit in the northwastren portion o the Kantō region an is next door neighbor tae Saitama Prefectur athort the Tone River.

History

The ceety wis foondit on September 13, 1940.

Isesaki is the birthplace o Mitsuru Adachi, the creautor o the basebaw manga Touch, as well as several ithers. It is an aa the location o J-List, a retailer o anime guids, visual novels an relatit products frae Japan.

Isesaki is famous for silk fabrics (alang wi neighborin Kiryu). This craft is kent as Isesaki Meisen. It haes been made syne the late 17t century, an acame popular durin the Meiji an Taishō periods. Nou, houiver, due tae the ubiquity o Wastren-style claes, its popularity is decreasin.

On Januar 1, 2005 the touns o Akabori an Sakai an the veelage o Azuma frae Sawa Destrict merged wi the ceety.

In Mey 2010, the toun made naitional an internaitional news for bannin male ceety wirkers frae havin beards.^[1][2]

Surroondin municipalities

• Gunma Prefectur
  • Maebashi
  • Kiryū
  • Ōta
  • Midori
  • Tamamura
• Saitama Prefecture
  • Honjo
  • Fukaya

Sister ceeties

In Japan

• Teradomari, Niigata

Ootside Japan

• Springfield, Missouri, Unitit States
• Ma'anshan, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae

References

Freemit airtins

Media relatit tae Isesaki, Gunma at Wikimedia Commons

• Isesaki offeecial wabsteid (in Japanese)