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Numata city
沼田市
alternative words: Numatashi city, Numatashi, Numata shi, Numata
keywords:
town
related topics:
Gunma prefecture
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Tone river
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Oze plain
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Nikko
related web sites:
http://www.city.numata.gunma.jp
explanation: Located in the northern Gunma prefecture, in the upper stream of Tone river, the town had developed as a castle town of Sanada clan between 16 and 17th century, and later as a market town. Surrounded by mountains such as Mts Akagi and Hotaka, the forestry is active. Numata is also a tourist base to Oze plain and Oku Nikko (inner Nikko). The population is 47,000.
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