14 Facts About Takasaki

Takasaki is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan.

Takasaki is famous as the hometown of the Daruma doll, theoretically representing the Buddhist sage Bodhidharma and in modern practice a symbol of good luck.

Takasaki is located in the southwestern part of Gunma Prefecture in the flat northwestern part of the Kanto Plain.

Takasaki has a Humid continental climate characterized by warm summers and cold, windy winters with occasional snowfall.

Per Japanese census data, the population of Takasaki has recently plateaued after a long period of growth.

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Takasaki Town was created within Gunma District, Gunma on April 1,1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system.

Takasaki was elevated to a Core city with even greater autonomy on April 1,2011.

Takasaki is a regional commercial center and transportation hub, and is a major industrial center within Gunma Prefecture.

Companies headquartered in Takasaki include CUSCO Japan, an automotive parts manufacturer, and Yamada Denki, a home appliance retailer.

Takasaki has over sixty public elementary schools and 25 public middle schools operated by the city government and eight public high schools operated by the Gunma Prefecture Board of Education.

Takasaki developed its own unique English cirriculum and implemented it at all of the primary and middle schools in the city.

Main emphasis on primary school English in Takasaki is communication; students are actively encouraged to listen to authentic English and express themselves to their peers.

Takasaki is said to have many pasta shops per capita and in recent years has been called the pasta town.

Since 2009, Takasaki has held an annual competition called King of Pasta; citizens can buy mini portions of pasta dishes from participating restaurants and vote for the best one.