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Kiry?, Gunma

Coordinates : 36°24′18.6″N 139°29′50.1″E  /  36.405167°N 139.497250°E  / 36.405167; 139.497250
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Kiry?
桐生市
City
Kiryū city hall
Kiry? city hall
Flag of Kiryū
Flag
Official seal of Kiryū
Seal
Location of Kiryū in Gunma Prefecture
Location of Kiry? in Gunma Prefecture
Kiryū is located in Japan
Kiryū
Kiry?
 
Coordinates: 36°24′18.6″N 139°29′50.1″E  /  36.405167°N 139.497250°E  / 36.405167; 139.497250
Country Japan
Region Kant?
Prefecture Gunma
Area
 ? Total 274.45 km 2 (105.97 sq mi)
Population
  (July 2020)
 ? Total 108,991
 ? Density 400/km 2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+9 ( Japan Standard Time )
Phone number 0277-46-1111
Address 1-1 Orihimech?, Kiry?-shi, Gunma-ken 376-8501
Climate Cfa
Website Official website
Symbols
Flower Salvia splendens
Tree Sweet Osmanthus

Kiry? ( 桐生市 , Kiry?-shi ) is a city located in Gunma Prefecture , Japan . As of 31 July 2020 , the city had an estimated population of 108,991 in 49,745 households, [1] and a population density of 400 persons per km 2 . The total area of the city is 274.45 square kilometres (105.97 sq mi).

Geography [ edit ]

Kiry? is in the southeast part of Gunma, in the northern Kant? Plain near the Tochigi border. It is located approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) northwest of Tokyo. The city is also not far from Mount Akagi , a large but dormant volcano. The city consists of two separate geographic areas, with the city of Midori sandwiched in between. Situated at the foot of Mount Akagi, the city boasts one of the most beautiful settings in the Kant? region . Two rivers, the Kiry? and the Watarase River , run through the heart of the city and it is likewise surrounded by picturesque mountains to the north. Umeda, a district on the north side of the city, is well known for its cedar trees, while red pines are also common in other areas.

Surrounding municipalities [ edit ]

Gunma Prefecture

Tochigi Prefecture

Climate [ edit ]

Kiry? has a Humid continental climate (Koppen Cfa ) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kiry? is 14.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1297 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.8 °C. [2]

Climate data for Kiry? (1991?2020 normals, extremes 1976?present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7) 		22.8
(73.0) 		26.5
(79.7) 		32.2
(90.0) 		35.4
(95.7) 		37.6
(99.7) 		39.9
(103.8) 		40.5
(104.9) 		37.4
(99.3) 		32.9
(91.2) 		27.6
(81.7) 		24.1
(75.4) 		39.9
(103.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.0
(48.2) 		9.9
(49.8) 		13.6
(56.5) 		19.2
(66.6) 		24.0
(75.2) 		26.6
(79.9) 		30.2
(86.4) 		31.6
(88.9) 		27.4
(81.3) 		21.7
(71.1) 		16.4
(61.5) 		11.4
(52.5) 		20.1
(68.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.4
(38.1) 		4.3
(39.7) 		7.8
(46.0) 		13.2
(55.8) 		18.1
(64.6) 		21.5
(70.7) 		25.2
(77.4) 		26.2
(79.2) 		22.5
(72.5) 		16.7
(62.1) 		10.8
(51.4) 		5.7
(42.3) 		14.6
(58.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) ?1.8
(28.8) 		?1.1
(30.0) 		2.3
(36.1) 		7.5
(45.5) 		12.7
(54.9) 		17.2
(63.0) 		21.1
(70.0) 		22.2
(72.0) 		18.6
(65.5) 		12.4
(54.3) 		5.7
(42.3) 		0.5
(32.9) 		9.8
(49.6)
Record low °C (°F) ?7.6
(18.3) 		?8.6
(16.5) 		?8.3
(17.1) 		?2.2
(28.0) 		3.2
(37.8) 		9.5
(49.1) 		11.3
(52.3) 		14.5
(58.1) 		8.3
(46.9) 		2.1
(35.8) 		?2.7
(27.1) 		?7.6
(18.3) 		?8.6
(16.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 33.2
(1.31) 		28.4
(1.12) 		63.9
(2.52) 		83.9
(3.30) 		110.0
(4.33) 		152.8
(6.02) 		201.3
(7.93) 		180.1
(7.09) 		178.6
(7.03) 		155.3
(6.11) 		53.1
(2.09) 		28.5
(1.12) 		1,269.1
(49.96)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 3.5 4.0 7.8 8.8 10.3 13.2 14.7 12.1 12.0 9.6 6.0 3.8 105.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours 223.0 210.4 210.5 203.9 194.5 136.2 150.7 177.0 137.9 153.6 183.2 204.3 2,185.1
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency [3] [4]

Demographics [ edit ]

Per Japanese census data, [5] the population of Kiry? peaked around the year 1980 and has declined steadily over the past 50 years.

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1920 37,674 ?    
1930 52,906 +40.4%
1940 86,086 +62.7%
1950 95,533 +11.0%
1960 138,224 +44.7%
1970 146,489 +6.0%
1980 147,744 +0.9%
1990 142,838 ?3.3%
2000 134,298 ?6.0%
2010 121,704 ?9.4%
2020 106,445 ?12.5%

History [ edit ]

Kiry? is located within traditional K?zuke Province and has been noted since the Nara period for production of fabrics. The place name appears in the Kamakura period Azuma Kagami . During the Edo period , most of the area of present-day Kiry? was part of the tenry? holding under the direct administration of the Tokugawa shogunate , with the exception of the commercial center and temple town of Kiry?-shinmachi, noted for sericulture since the Nara period, which was part of Sh?nai Domain of Dewa Province . The area also prospered from its location on the Kiry? and Watarase rivers.

Kiry? Town was created within Yamada District, Gunma Prefecture on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system after the Meiji Restoration . It was raised to city status on March 1, 1921. Kiry? annexed the neighboring village of Sakaino on April 1, 1933 and village of Hirosawa on April 1, 1937. The city expanded further with the annexation of Umeda, Aioi and part of Kawauchi village on October 1, 1954.

View of Kiry? from the south looking north

On June 13, 2005, Kiry? absorbed the villages of Niisato and Kurohone (both from Seta District ).

Government [ edit ]

Kiry? has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 22 members. Kiry? contributes three members to the Gunma Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is divided between the Gunma 1st district and the Gunma 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan .

Economy [ edit ]

Traditionally, Kiry?'s principal industry was sericulture and silk textile manufacturing, with records dating silk production as far back as 713 AD. [ citation needed ] Pachinko manufacturing arrived in Kiry? after World War II , during the period of industrial reconstruction, with the formation of two main companies—the Heiwa Corporation in 1949, and the Sophia Corporation in 1951. Kiry?'s factories are responsible for manufacturing 60% of Japan's pachinko machines. [ citation needed ] However, the decreased demand for silk goods and the closure of several area manufacturing concerns have caused the local economy to suffer.

Mitsuba Corporation , a major manufacturer of automotive parts is headquartered in the city. [6]

Education [ edit ]

Kiry? has 17 public elementary schools and ten public middle schools operated by the city government, and six public high schools operated by the Gunma Prefectural Board of Education. There are also two private middle schools and two private high schools. The prefecture also operates three special education schools for the handicapped. The Engineering department of Gunma University is located in the Tenjin district of the city.

Transportation [ edit ]

Railway [ edit ]

Highway [ edit ]

Local attractions [ edit ]

Having been virtually untouched by bombs during World War II, the city boasts one of the greatest concentrations of pre-war architecture in all of Japan. [ citation needed ]

Saw-tooth roof structures [ edit ]

Kinopi, mascot of Kiryu city

Kiryu is especially known in the area for saw-tooth roof structures . The official mascot of Kiryu city is a saw-tooth themed character named Kinopi (キノピ?). Many of these saw-tooth structures are still in use today, re-purposed for various businesses.

The Silk Weaver’s Apprentice and the Kiryu Spirit ( Manga Series) [ edit ]

Kiry? City officially released a manga titled The Silk Weaver’s Apprentice and the Kiry? Spirit in collaboration with Tokyo-based publisher Manga Planet. [7] The series is being simultaneously released in both English and Japanese on Manga Planet's official website. [8] According to website, [9] in the manga Princess Shirataki, the spirit of the Kiry? traditional weaving art, takes the form of a young girl and appears suddenly before an apprentice of the Kiry? tradition and his childhood friend, a girl going to Tokyo College of Art. These three live together, learn the seven techniques of the Kiry? art and discover how to use it in modern-day fashion.

Saw-tooth roof structure in Kiryu, Gunma, Japan

Sister-city relations [ edit ]

Notable people [ edit ]

In Pop Culture [ edit ]

Unofficial sources state that in the Pokemon franchise, Route 3 in the Kanto Region was modeled after Kiry?. [10]

The manga series [ Flowers of Evil ] is set in Kiry?. [11]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "Kiryu City official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^ Kiry? climate data
  3. ^ "Kiry?　平年値（年?月ごとの値）" . Japan Meteorological Agency . Retrieved June 26, 2016 .
  4. ^ "桐生　?測史上1～10位の値" . Japan Meteorological Agency . Retrieved June 26, 2016 .
  5. ^ Kiry? population statistics
  6. ^ " Head Quarter, Offices and Plants ." Mitsuba Corporation . Retrieved on August 20, 2014.
  7. ^ 桐生市役所. 桐生市を題材にした漫?「職人見習いは桐生の御?（みたま）と暮らす」について｜桐生市ホ?ムペ?ジ . www.city.kiryu.lg.jp (in Japanese) . Retrieved 2018-07-12 .
  8. ^ "The Silk Weaver's Apprentice and the Kiryu Spirit - Manga Planet" . Manga Planet . Retrieved 2018-07-12 .
  9. ^ "The Silk Weaver's Apprentice and the Kiryu Spirit - Manga Planet" . Manga Planet . Retrieved 2018-07-12 .
  10. ^ "Pokemon world in relation to the real world" . Bulbapedia . Retrieved 17 June 2022 .
  11. ^ "Aku no Hana" . Otaku Mode . Retrieved August 17, 2015 .

External links [ edit ]

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