is a city located in Gunma, Japan.

As of 2007, the city has an estimated population of 80,629 and the density of 1,322.22 persons per km². The total area is 60.98 km².

Tatebayashi is famous for Azalea Hill Park(つつじヶ岡公園,Tsutsuji-ga-oka koen) and Bunbuku Chagama of Morinji Temple (茂林寺).

The city was founded on April 1, 1954 and its current mayor is Kazuo Yasuraoka.

Transportation

Rail

Tatebayashi Station is one of Tobu Railway's hub stations. The Isesaki Line, Sano Line, and Koizumi Line all meet here. Tatebayashi Station is also Express Ryomo stop. Following are approximate times by train from Tatebayashi:

• Takasaki, Gunma: 1 hr 25 min
• Maebashi, Gunma: 1 hr 15min
• Isesaki, Gunma: 55 min
• Kiryu, Gunma: 45 min
• Ashikaga, Tochigi: 15 min
• Sano, Tochigi: 15 min
• Tokyo: 1 hr (by Express Ryomo)

Roads

• Tatebayashi IC - Tōhoku Expressway
• National Route 122- connects to Tokyo, Saitama City, Ota, Kiryu, and Nikkō.
• National Route 354- connects to Takasaki and Hokota, Ibaraki

Sister cities

• Maroochy Shire Council, Australia
• Kunshan, China

Sightseeing

• Tatebayashi Castle（館林城）
• Gunma Museum of Art,Tatebayashi（群馬県立館林美術館）
• Tsutsuji-ga-oka kōen（Azalea Hill Park、つつじが岡公園）
• Jō-numa(swamp)（城沼）
• Tatara-numa(swamp)（多々良沼）
• Morinji Temple（茂林寺）

Famous people

• Teiichiro Shoda - the founder of Nisshin Flour
• Katai Tayama - novelist written Rural Teacher (田舎教師) and Futon (蒲団).
• Kenjiro Shoda - mathematician
• Hidesaburo Shoda - businessman,father of Empress Michiko
• Chiaki Mukai - astronaut,doctor

External links

• Tatebayashi official website in Japanese