Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan

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Takasaki is a city in Japan’s Gunma Prefecture known as a regional commercial and transport hub and for landmarks such as the giant Byakue Kannon statue and Daruma doll production.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
areaCode 027
climateClassification humid subtropical climate
country Japan
countrySubdivision Gunma Prefecture NERFINISHED
governingBody Takasaki City Council
hasCulturalAttraction Daruma Market
Shorinzan Daruma-ji Temple
hasCulturalProduct Takasaki Daruma
hasFestival Daruma Market (Daruma Ichi)
Takasaki Festival
hasHigherEducationInstitution Gunma Prefectural Women’s University
Jobu University
Takasaki City University of Economics
hasLandmark Byakue Kannon statue
Takasaki Byakue Dai-Kannon
Takasaki Castle ruins
Takasaki City Hall
hasMunicipalStatus city
hasPostalCodePrefix 370
hasRailwayStation Takasaki Station NERFINISHED
hasRiver Karakawa River NERFINISHED
Karasu River NERFINISHED
Usui River NERFINISHED
hasSisterCity Battle Creek, Michigan NERFINISHED
Chengde
Sao Jose dos Campos
hasSymbol Takasaki city bird
Takasaki city flower
Takasaki city tree
headOfGovernment Mayor of Takasaki
isPrefecturalCapitalOf Gunma Prefecture NERFINISHED
knownFor Byakue Kannon statue
Daruma doll production
regional commercial hub
transport hub
languageUsed Japanese
locatedIn Gunma Prefecture NERFINISHED
Kantō region NERFINISHED
locatedOn Honshu NERFINISHED
partOfMetropolitanArea Northern Kantō urban area
roadJunctionOf Joshin-etsu Expressway
Kan-Etsu Expressway
servedByRailwayLine Hokuriku Shinkansen
Joetsu Shinkansen
Takasaki Line NERFINISHED
servedByRailwayOperator JR East NERFINISHED
timeZone Japan Standard Time

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Yasuo Fukuda
birthPlace
Yasuhiro Nakasone
placeOfBirth

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