10209 ／ ふじおかし
Gunma PrefectureTwo swords found intact, side by side.
Hirai Tomb 1, decorated swords01 ／ Haniwa kiln
Hongo Haniwa Kiln Site was discovered in 1906. It is confirmed to have operated from the late 5th century to the end of the 6th. Two kilns were excavated in 1943 and 1944, and the one in better condition is protected under a cover building. It is a large climbing kiln about 10 m long and 1.8 m wide.
02 ／ Sericulture
Takayama-sha Site is a World Heritage component and a National Historic Site. It is the birthplace of Takayama Chogoro, who researched and taught the sericulture method Seion-iku here. The target was 21 to 24 degrees and about 35 days of rearing; he put it as a room comfortable in a single lined kimono, with the rim of the silkworm basket at skin temperature. The main house and silkworm room have been under conservation work since fiscal 2021.
03 ／ Pagoda
The sorinto tower at Johoji temple (Jodo-in) is said to be one of the six treasure pagodas nationwide built in 815 at the wish of Saicho. Of the six, only this one and a temple in Shimotsuke Province were completed in Saicho's lifetime. The present tower is a remodeling from 1672. It is bronze, and a city-designated Important Cultural Property.
Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.
Wide (about 6 km across)
Close (about 1.5 km across)
Now (shot December 2022 – February 2023)Shot 1974–78
Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（全国最新写真（シームレス）／国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））
Living here
The city's railway stations are Gunma-Fujioka and Kita-Fujioka on the JR Hachiko Line, and for Tokyo you change at Takasaki Station. The express bus from the Fujioka Interchange stop at the express bus terminal takes 110 minutes to Shinjuku and 150 minutes to Tokyo Station (Nihon Chuo Bus, reservation required).
−3.7% since 2015
67,975 → 63,261
75.46km² of it habitable
2024
2.5 people per household
2020
National average 60,630 yen
2023
7.7 per 10,000 people
2023
Population from 2010 onward (municipal boundary changed).2006-01-01 に編入合併（鬼石町）。2010年調査から市域が変わっている。
These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.
ACCESS
Travel times follow 日本中央バス（事業者公式）『前橋・高崎・藤岡～池袋・新宿・東京駅線』の高速バス時刻表（2026年4月1日乗車分より運賃改定の版・https://ncb.jp/emg.pdf）。『前橋～東京線』の群馬方面（下り）の表で、バスタ新宿(新宿駅南口)18:30発→池袋駅東口19:00→藤岡インター20:20（0110便）、同20:30発→池袋20:55→藤岡インター22:20（0114便）。バスターミナル東京八重洲(東京駅)19:50発→新宿20:30→池袋20:55→藤岡インター22:20（0114便）。表に運行日の注記は無い（同じ紙面の名古屋・大阪線の表には『毎日』『月～木』『金･土・日』の運行日の欄があるが、前橋～東京線の表には無い）。高速バスのバス停『藤岡インター』は道の駅ららん藤岡の高速バスターミナル（道の駅公式『高速バスターミナル』の3番のりば＝池袋・新宿・東京駅線・日本中央バス）。 (checked 2026-10-21). They vary by time of day.
Shape
North to south
19.5km
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