?ta (???, ?ta-shi) is a city located in southeastern Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kant? region of Japan . As of February 2015, the city had an estimated population of 219,531 and a population density of 1260 persons per km². Its total area was 60.97 km².
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Geography
?ta is located in the extreme southeastern portion of Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kant? Plains, bordered by Tochigi Prefecture to the east and Saitama Prefecture to the south. The city is located 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Tokyo between the Tone and Watarase rivers.
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Surrounding municipalities
- Gunma Prefecture
- Isesaki
- Kiryu
- Midori
- ?izumi
- ?ra
- Tochigi Prefecture
- Ashikaga
- Saitama Prefecture
- Kumagaya
- Fukaya
History
During the Edo period, the area of present-day ?ta contained two post towns on the Nikk? Reiheishi Kaid?, a subroute to Nikk? Kaid? which connected the Nakasend? directly with Nikk?, bypassing Edo., the ?ta-shuku (???), (from which the city takes its name) and Kizaki-shuku (???).
Modern ?ta Town was created within Nitta District, Gunma Prefecture on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the municipalities system after the Meiji Restoration. On April 1, 1940, ?ta merged with the villages of Kuai and Sawano from Nitta District, and with the village of Niragawa from Yamada District. On November 1, 1943, ?ta absorbed the village of Shimanog?, also from Nitta District. ?ta was elevated to city status on May 3, 1948. The city expanded on April 1, 1957, by annexing the village of Kyodo (from Nitta District), and the village of Ky?haku (from Yamada District), and by annexing parts of the village of Yabakawa (Yamada District) on July 1, 1960. On April 1, 1963, ?ta absorbed the village of Hosen (Nitta District), followed by the village of Kesatoda (Yamada District) on December 1, 1963.
On March 28, 2005, the old city of ?ta absorbed the towns of Nitta, Ojima, and Yabuzukahon (all from Nitta District), and the area became the new city of ?ta. The former city of ?ta had a population of 152,000, with a total area of 97.96 km²; after the merger the total area became 176.49 km², and the population went to 217,000 people. On April 1, 2007, ?ta was designated special city (tokureishi) with expanded local autonomy.
Economy
During the years before World War II, airplane production was the industrial mainstay of ?ta. After the war, much of the skills and technology used in the production of aircraft was redirected into the production of automobiles. ?ta's leading industry is manufacturing, centered in the southeast part of the city. ?ta leads the prefecture in manufacturing revenue, which exceeds ¥1.3 trillion annually. It is the home of the car manufacturer Subaru, a subsidiary of Subaru Corporation (????SUBARU? Kabushiki-gaisha Subaru), formerly known as Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd. (?????????? Fuji J?k?gy? Kabushiki-gaisha) (FHI). Subaru-ch? is where the Subaru BRZ/Toyota 86 is built, having been re-purposed from kei car production, Yajima Plant is where all current Subaru cars are built, Otakita Plant is where commercial kei trucks are built (originally the location of Nakajima Aircraft), and Oizumi Plant is where engines and transmissions are built.
The northern part of ?ta is characterized by its farms, most of which produce rice. Also, ?ta is a major transportation hub in the Tomo (Eastern Gunma) region and the home of the Panasonic Wild Knights rugby team.
Education
There are seven public and two private high schools, 17 public middle schools, 26 public elementary schools, and three private schools in ?ta.
Private schools:
- The Gunma Kokusai Academy, a private school combining elementary and middle schools, offers a curriculum in the English language.
- EAS Rede Pitágoras - Brazilian school - Formerly Colégio Pitágoras Brasil
- Escola Paralelo (?????????? ???) - Brazilian primary school
University
- Kanto Gakuen University
Transportation
Railway
- Tobu Railway - Isesaki Line
- Niragawa - ?ta - Hosoya - Kizaki - Serada
- Tobu Railway - T?bu Kiry? Line
- ?ta - Sammaibashi - Jiroembashi - Yabuzuka
- Tobu Railway - Koizumi Line
- Ry?mai - ?ta
Highway
- Kita-Kant? Expressway - Ota-Yabuzuka IC, Ota-Kiryu IC
- Japan National Route 17
- Japan National Route 50
- Japan National Route 122
- Japan National Route 354
- Japan National Route 407
Local attractions
- Daikoin Temple - Founded in 1618 by Ieyasu Tokugawa. Popular with nickname Kosodate Donryu (meaning kid-raising Saint Donryu). Located 2.4 km northwest of the downtown.
- site of Kanayama Castle - A Kamakura period castle on the top of Mt. Kanayama (244 m). Located 3.2 km north of the downtown. Mt. Kanayama is the symbol of Ota City.
- Tenjinyama Kofun - A large ancient burial mound (from around the 5th century). The haniwa unearthed in Ota are the only haniwa to be designated as national treasures, and are on display in the National Museum in Tokyo.
- Yabuzuka Onsen - ?ta's hot springs; 9.7 km northwest of the downtown.
- Snake Center - Located in Yabuzuka Onsen area. Famous for collection of rare kinds of snakes.
Sister-city relations
- - Burbank, California, United States; since February 1984.
- - Lafayette, West Lafayette and Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States; memorandum of understanding signed October 1988, agreement signed October 1993.
- Imabari, Ehime, Japan; since April 2002.
Ota entered into a friendship agreement with Yingkou, China in September 1987. The city has also commenced an exchange relationship with Guilin, in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China in 1997 and signed a friendship agreement with Hirosaki city, Aomori Prefecture in November 2006.
Notable people
- Masaaki ?sawa, politician
- Chikuhei Nakajima, founder of Nakajima Aircraft, politician
- Aya Uchida, voice actress
- Chiez? Kataoka, actor
- Rentar? Mikuni, actor
- Itsuki Shoda, professional baseball player
- Yuki Saito, professional baseball player
- Ayumi Morita, tennis player
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