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Maebashi City
Gunma Prefecture · City
- Core city
- Prefectural capital
Official websiteGunma Prefecture page
Maebashi City is the prefectural capital of Gunma Prefecture and spreads over the southern foot of Mt. Akagi as "the city of water, greenery and poetry." It is the birthplace of the poet Hagiwara Sakutaro. Nature is close at hand, including the rose garden of Shikishima Park along the Tone River and Lake Onuma and Kakumanbuchi Marsh on Mt. Akagi.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
Live information
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Places to visit
Important Cultural PropertyRinkokakubuilding in Maebashi, Gunma, Japan%20shoumen.JPG?width=240)
Shinto shrineAkagi ShrineShinto shrine in Seta district, Japan
LakeOnolake in Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Shopping centerKEYAKI WALK Maebashi
GardenGunma Flower Parkbotanical garden in Maebashi, Gunma prefecture, Japan%20-%20Flickr.jpg?width=240)
WetlandKakumanbuchi
MuseumArts Maebashimuseum in Japan
Natural monumentIwagami no tobiishihuge volcanic rock in the precincts of Iwagami Inari Shrine in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Maebashi Akagi Roadside Station
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Green flower bokujo-ogoroadside station in Maebashi, Gunma prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Akagi-no-megumiroadside station in Maebashi, Gunma prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Fujimiroadside station in Maebashi, Gunma prefecture, Japan
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Gunma Prefecture
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