Special city in Kant?, Japan
?ta
太田市
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View of downtown ?ta
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Location of ?ta in Gunma Prefecture
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Coordinates:
36°17′28.1″N
139°22′31.4″E
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36.291139°N 139.375389°E
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36.291139; 139.375389
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Country
| Japan
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Region
| Kant?
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Prefecture
| Gunma
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First official recorded
| 5th century AD
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City settled
| May 3, 1948
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? Mayor
| Masayoshi Suzuki
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? Total
| 175.54 km
2
(67.78 sq mi)
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? Total
| 224,358
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? Density
| 1,300/km
2
(3,300/sq mi)
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Time zone
| UTC+9
(
Japan Standard Time
)
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- Tree
| Pine
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Osmanthus
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Maple
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Ginkgo
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- Flower
| Chrysanthemum
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Sage
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Spring orchid
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Azalea
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Phone number
| 0276-47-1111
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Address
| 2-35 Hama-cho, ?ta-shi, Gumma-ken 373-8718
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Website
| Official website
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?ta
(
太田市
,
?ta-shi
)
is a
city
located in
Gunma Prefecture
,
Japan
. As of 31 August 2020
[update]
, the city had an estimated
population
of 224,358 in 109,541 households,
[1]
and a
population density
of 1300 persons per km
2
. The total area of the city is 60.97 square kilometres (23.54 sq mi).
Geography
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?ta is located in the extreme southeastern portion of
Gunma Prefecture
in the northern
Kant? Plains
, bordered by
Tochigi Prefecture
to the east and
Saitama Prefecture
to the south. The city is located 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of
Tokyo
between the
Tone
and
Watarase
rivers
.
[2]
It is located about 80 kilometers northwest of
central Tokyo
, about 30 kilometers east of the prefectural capital at
Maebashi
, about 40 kilometers east of
Takasaki
.
The elevation of the city ranges from 30?40 meters in lowland in the south, southwest, northeast, and east, to 40?70 meters in the northwest.
Surrounding municipalities
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Gunma Prefecture
Tochigi Prefecture
Saitama Prefecture
Climate
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?ta has a
Humid continental climate
(Koppen
Cfa
) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in ?ta is 14.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1260 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.5 °C.
[3]
Demographics
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Per Japanese census data,
[4]
the population of ?ta has increased steadily over the past 60 years.
Historical population
Year
| Pop.
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1960
| 127,353
| ?
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1970
| 141,491
| +11.1%
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1980
| 175,381
| +24.0%
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1990
| 197,139
| +12.4%
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2000
| 210,022
| +6.5%
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2010
| 216,465
| +3.1%
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2020
| 223,014
| +3.0%
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History
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During the
Edo period
, the area of present-day ?ta contained two
post towns
on the
Nikk? Reiheishi Kaid?
, a subroute to
Nikk? Kaid?
which connected the
Nakasend?
directly with Nikk?, bypassing
Edo
,
[5]
the ?ta-shuku
(
太田宿
)
, (from which the city takes its name) and Kizaki-shuku
(
木崎宿
)
.
[2]
?ta Town was created within
Nitta District, Gunma
Prefecture on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system after the
Meiji Restoration
. On April 1, 1940, ?ta merged with the villages of Kuai and Sawano from Nitta District, and with the village of Niragawa from
Yamada District
. On November 1, 1943, ?ta absorbed the village of Shimanog?, also from Nitta District. ?ta was elevated to city status on May 3, 1948. The city expanded on April 1, 1957, by annexing the village of Kyodo (from Nitta District), and the village of Ky?haku (from Yamada District), and by annexing parts of the village of Yabakawa (Yamada District) on July 1, 1960. On April 1, 1963, ?ta absorbed the village of Hosen (Nitta District), followed by the village of Kesatoda (Yamada District) on December 1, 1963.
On March 28, 2005, the old city of ?ta absorbed the towns of
Nitta
,
Ojima
, and
Yabuzukahon
(all from Nitta District), and the area became the new city of ?ta. The former city of ?ta had a population of 152,000, with a total area of 97.96 km
2
; after the merger the total area became 176.49 km
2
, and the population went to 217,000 people. On April 1, 2007, ?ta was designated
special city (
tokureishi
)
with expanded local autonomy.
Government
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?ta has a
mayor-council
form of government with a directly elected mayor and a
unicameral
city council of 30 members. ?ta contributes five members to the Gunma Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of
Gunma 3rd district
of the
lower house
of the
Diet of Japan
.
Economy
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During the years before World War II, airplane production by
Nakajima Aircraft Company
was the industrial mainstay of ?ta. After the war, much of the skills and technology used in the production of aircraft was redirected into the production of automobiles.
?ta's leading industry is manufacturing, centered in the southeast part of the city. ?ta leads the prefecture in manufacturing revenue, which exceeds
¥
1.3 trillion
annually. It is the home of the car manufacturer
Subaru
, a subsidiary of
Subaru Corporation
, formerly known as Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd.
(
富士重工業株式?社
,
Fuji J?k?gy? Kabushiki-gaisha
, FHI)
and
Hino Motors
. Subaru-ch? is where the Subaru BRZ/Toyota 86 is built, having been re-purposed from
kei
car production, Yajima Plant is where all current Subaru cars are built, Otakita Plant is where commercial
kei
trucks are built (originally the location of Nakajima Aircraft), and Oizumi Plant is where engines and transmissions are built.
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The northern part of ?ta is characterized by its farms, most of which produce rice. Also, ?ta is a major transportation hub in the Tomo (Eastern Gunma) region and the home of the
Panasonic Wild Knights
rugby team.
[
citation needed
]
Education
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University
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Primary and secondary schools
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?ta has 26 public elementary schools and 17 public middle schools operated by the city government, and seven public high schools operated by the Gunma Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school and the
Gunma Kokusai Academy
, a private combined elementary/middle/high school which offers a curriculum in the
English language
. The prefecture also operates two special education schools for the handicapped.
International schools
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Transportation
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Railway
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T?bu Railway
?
T?bu Kiry? Line
T?bu Railway
?
Koizumi Line
Highway
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Local attractions
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- Daikoin Temple - Founded in 1618 by
Ieyasu Tokugawa
. Popular with nickname
Kosodate Donryu
(meaning kid-raising Saint Donryu). Located 2.4 km northwest of the downtown.
- Kanayama Castle
ruins - A Kamakura period castle on the top of Mt. Kanayama (244 m). Located 3.2 km north of the downtown. Mt. Kanayama is the symbol of Ota City. A National Historic Site
- Tenjinyama Kofun - A large ancient burial mound (from around the 5th century). The
haniwa
unearthed in Ota are the only haniwa to be designated as national treasures, and are on display in the National Museum in Tokyo.
- Yabuzuka Onsen - ?ta's hot springs; 9.7 km northwest of the downtown.
- Snake Center - Located in Yabuzuka Onsen area. Famous for collection of rare kinds of snakes.
- Nyotaizan Kofun
and
Tenjinyama Kofun
- Kofun period tumuli, a National Historic Sites
- K?zuke Province Nitta District Offices Site
- Nara period ruins, a National Historic Site
- Nitta-no-sh?
- sites and ruins associated with a Heian through Muromachi period manor, a National Historic Site
Sister-city relations
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Ota entered into a friendship agreement with
Yingkou
,
Liaoning
, China in September 1987.
[12]
The city has also commenced an exchange relationship with
Guilin
, in the
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
, China in 1997
[13]
and signed a friendship agreement with
Hirosaki
city,
Aomori Prefecture
in November 2006.
[11]
Notable people
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- Masaaki ?sawa
, politician
- Chikuhei Nakajima
, founder of Nakajima Aircraft, politician
- Aya Uchida
, voice actress
- Chiez? Kataoka
, actor
- Rentar? Mikuni
, actor
- Itsuki Shoda
, professional baseball player
- Yuki Saito
, professional baseball player
- Ayumi Morita
, tennis player
- Mari Katayama
, artist
References
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- ^
"?ta City official statistics"
(in Japanese). Japan.
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a
b
"?ta"
.
Encyclopedia of Japan
. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2013.
OCLC
56431036
. Retrieved
2013-11-08
.
- ^
?ta climate data
- ^
?ta population statistics
- ^
Nikk? Reiheishid?
Archived
2007-09-29 at the
Wayback Machine
. Mainichi Shinbun. Accessed August 29, 2007
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"Subaru Japan Manufacturing locations"
. Archived from
the original
on 2016-03-04
. Retrieved
2016-11-12
.
- ^
a
b
"
Escolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japao
" (
Archive
). Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. Retrieved on October 13, 2015.
- ^
"
Escolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japao
" (
Archive
). Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. February 7, 2008. Retrieved on October 13, 2015.
- ^
アメリカ合衆?カリフォルニア州バ?バンク市
[Burbank, California, United States of America] (in Japanese)
. Retrieved
20 June
2016
.
- ^
アメリカ合衆?インディアナ州グレイタ?ラフィエット
[Greater Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America] (in Japanese)
. Retrieved
20 June
2016
.
- ^
a
b
太田市の??姉妹?友好都市
[Ota's domestic sister/friendship cities] (in Japanese). Archived from
the original
on 22 November 2020
. Retrieved
20 June
2016
.
- ^
中華人民共和?遼寧省?口市
[Yingkou, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China] (in Japanese)
. Retrieved
20 June
2016
.
- ^
中華人民共和??西?族自治?桂林市
[Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China] (in Japanese)
. Retrieved
20 June
2016
.
External links
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Media related to
Ota, Gunma
at Wikimedia Commons
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