is a

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located in

Gunma Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,362 Square kilometre, km2 (2,456 Square mile, sq mi). Gunma P ...

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. , the city had an estimated

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of 50,266 in 21,028 households, and a

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of 240 persons per km². The total area of the city is .

Geography

Midori is located in eastern

in the northern

Kantō Plain The is the largest plain in Japan, and is located in the Kantō region of central Honshū. The total area of 17,000 km2 covers more than half of the region extending over Tokyo, Saitama Prefecture, Kanagawa Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, ...

s. The city is shaped like an inverse triangle, bordered by

Tochigi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Tochigi Prefecture has a population of 1,943,886 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,408 km2 (2,474 sq mi). Tochigi Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the ...

to the north, and by the city of Kiryū to the east and west. The

Watarase River The is a major river in the northern Kantō region of Japan. A tributary of the Tone River, it is in length and drains an area of .Gunma Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,362 Square kilometre, km2 (2,456 Square mile, sq mi). Gunma P ...

* Kiryū * Isesaki * Ōta *

Numata is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 46,908 in 20,589 households, and a population density of 110 persons per km². The total area of the city is , making it the largest city in terms of area w ...

* Sano * Kanuma *

Nikkō is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 80,239 in 36,531 households, and a population density of 55 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . It is a popular destination for Japanese and ...

Climate

Midori has a

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(Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Midori is 14.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1296 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.7 °C.

Demographics

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

History

The city of Midori was established on March 27, 2006, from the merger of the town of Ōmama (from Yamada District), the town of Kasakake (from Nitta District), and the village of

Azuma Azuma may refer to: Places * Azuma, historical name for eastern Japan, now called Kantō region, Kantō and Tōhoku region * Azuma, Gunma (Agatsuma), former village in Agatsuma District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan * Azuma, Gunma (Sawa), former villag ...

(from Seta District). All three districts were dissolved as a result of this merger.

Government

Midori has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a

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city council of 18 members. Midori contributes one member to the Gunma Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Gunma 1st district of the

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of the

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Economy

Midori is noted for its production of tomatoes and eggplants.

Education

Midori has seven public elementary schools and five public middle schools operated by the city government, and one public high schools operated by the Gunma Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.

Kiryu University is a co-educational private university in Midori, Gunma, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by t ...

and its associated

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are located in Midori. *Elementary schools **Kasakake Elementary School **Kasakake Higashi Elementary School **Kasakake Kita Elementary School **Omama Higashi Elementary School **Omama Minami Elementary School **Omama Kita Elementary School **Azuma Elementary School *Middle schools **Kasakake Middle School **Kasakake Minami Middle School **Omama Middle School **Omama Higashi Middle School **Azuma Middle School *High schools **Omama High School *Universities **

Transportation

Railway

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–

Ryōmō Line The is a Japanese railway line connecting Oyama in Tochigi Prefecture with Maebashi in Gunma Prefecture. long, the line is owned and operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The name refers to the fact that Gunma and Tochigi pre ...

* Watarase Keikoku Railway –

Watarase Keikoku Line The is a Japanese railway line connecting Kiryū Station in Kiryū, Gunma and Matō Station in Nikkō, Tochigi. This is the only railway line that the third-sector company operates. The company and line are also known as or . The company a ...

* – – ('' – '') – – – – – Jomo Electric Railway logomark

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Jōmō Line The is a railway line in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, operated by Jōmō Electric Railway Company (上毛電気鉃道 ''Jōmō dentetsu'') . Its terminus stations are in the cities of Maebashi, Gunma, Maebashi and Kiryū, Gunma, Kiryū, extending 2 ...

Tōbu Railway is a Japanese commuter railway and ''keiretsu'' holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's rail system is the second long ...

–

Tōbu Kiryū Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by the major private railway operator Tobu Railway. The line is a branch off the Isesaki Line at Ōta Station, southbound to Akagi Station. Operation All trains stop at all stations on the line, in ...

* – ('' – '') –

Highway

* * *

Local attractions

250px, Iwajuku ruins *

Iwajuku The an archaeological site located in what is now the Kasuke neighborhood of the city of Midori, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan with finds from the Japanese Paleolithic period. It received protection as a National H ...

, National Historic Site *Tomihiro Art Museum

Noted people

Yui Ogura is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Gunma Prefecture. Career In 2009, Ogura performed the motion capture for Hatsune Miku in the game '' Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA''. Ogura was a member of the Japanese idol duo YuiKaori with Kaori ...

, voice actress, singer

References

External links

Official Website
{{Authority control Cities in Gunma Prefecture Midori, Gunma