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Kanra Town
Gunma Prefecture · Town
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Kanra Town is the castle town of the Obata domain, which was ruled by the descendants of Oda Nobukatsu, the second son of Oda Nobunaga. The waterways of the Ogawa Weir and streets of samurai residences remain. Rakusan-en, a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty, is also a sight.
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.
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Places to visit
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Buddhist templeSofuku-ji Templetemple in Kanra, Gunma
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kanraroadside station in Kanra, Kanra district, Gunma prefecture, Japan
Burial mound (kofun)Sasamori Kofunkofun in Kanra, Gunma, Japan- Buddhist templeHosho-ji TempleBuddhist temple dedicated to Vairocana in Kanra, Japan
- Buddhist templeHoshaku-ji Templetemple in Kanra, Gunma
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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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