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Numata City

A Western-style house came from Shibuya

Former Kume House

Photo by Asturio Cantabrio (CC BY-SA 4.0)

01 ／ Nara Kofun Group

A T-shaped stone chamber,one of only two known in the prefecture.

This is a group of 13 burial mounds on a river terrace on the right bank of the Usune River, designated a prefectural historic site in February 2020. The finds are rich in horse gear, and 280 items are Important Cultural Properties of the city. The city writes that the T-shaped stone chamber of Mound 10 is known in only two examples in Gunma Prefecture.

13 burial mounds
Prefectural historic site, 2020
280 finds, city Important Cultural Properties

02 ／ Former Ubukata House

A shingle-roofed town house,thought to be from the late 1600s.

This town house is thought, from its style and techniques, to have been built in the late 17th century, and it became a national Important Cultural Property in 1970. It once stood at the heart of the busy town; the city took it over, moved it to Numata Park, and restored it to its early form under the guidance of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, finishing in 1973.

Late 17th century
National Important Cultural Property, 1970
Moved to Numata Park, 1973

03 ／ Fukiware Falls

The riverbed rock has eroded,as if a huge boulder had split open.

This waterfall on the Katashina River was designated a national Natural Monument and Place of Scenic Beauty in 1936. It is 7 m high and 30 m wide, and the city writes that the name comes from the soft parts of the tuff and granite riverbed eroding into many cracks.

7 m high, 30 m wide
National Natural Monument and Place of Scenic Beauty, 1936
Tuff and granite riverbed

Numata City from the sky

Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.

Now1974–78

Wide (about 6 km across)

Close (about 1.5 km across)

Now (shot January 2019)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））

Open in GSI Maps (now)Open in GSI Maps (1974–78)

Living here

From the station to the town, a rise of about 70 m.

about 50,000 people

The city covers 443.46 km² and is ringed by mountains including Mt. Akagi and Mt. Hotaka. The gateway is Numata Station on the JR Joetsu Line; the town stands on a river terrace, and the city writes that it lies about 70 m above the station. The city's guide to its cultural facilities gives about 6 minutes by Kanetsu Kotsu bus from Numata Station.

People living here: 45,337people
Area: 443.46km²
Households: 18,853households
Rent (average for rentals): 41,197yen
Healthcare: 4 hospitals ／ 40 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Population from 2005 onward (municipal boundary changed).2005-02-13 に合併。2005年調査から市域が変わっている。

Children waiting for childcare: —12 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

Shape

Borders 10 municipalities across 1 prefectures.

Numata City in Japan36.644°N 139.043°E

Territory of Numata City

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (Administrative Area Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari.Lakes: National Land Numerical Information (Lake Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari. Prepared with the approval of the Director-General of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, using its Digital Map 25000 (Spatial Data Framework) and Digital Map 25000 (Place Names and Public Facilities). (承認番号平27情使、第585号)

North to south

26.5km

Gunma Prefecture: Kawaba Village, Minakami Town, Showa Village, Katashina Village, Kiryu City, Shibukawa City, Takayama Village, Midori City, Maebashi City
Tochigi Prefecture: Nikko City

Travel times per leg are not published by the municipality, so they are not shown.

Numata City isthis kind of town.

01The Former Kume House is the Western-style wing of Kume Taminosuke's Shibuya residence, moved to Numata and restored after a demolition plan emerged; in 1916 Kume also bought the site of Numata Castle and made it a park
02The Nara Kofun Group is 13 burial mounds on a river terrace on the right bank of the Usune River, and the Former Ubukata House, a town house thought to date from the late 17th century, is a national Important Cultural Property
03Fukiware Falls takes its name from cracks in a tuff and granite riverbed, and the city writes that Numata's town stands on a river terrace about 70 m above Numata Station

See the town as it is now.

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Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

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