Tatebayashi
A city in Gunma Prefecture known for Azalea Hill Park and Morin-ji temple, home to the Bunbuku Chagama — a Japanese folkloric tale of a tanuki that transforms into a tea kettle. Tatebayashi sits in the southeastern part of Gunma, within the greater Kanto metropolitan region, and formed as a city in 1954 through the merger of one town and seven villages.
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- Population81,274
- Nearest water from center 0.7 km0.4 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 21 km13 mi
Nearest airports
Tatebayashi: quick answers
Where is Tatebayashi?
Tatebayashi is in Tatebayashi City, Japan, about 44 km28 miles in a straight line from Saitama.
How do you get to Tatebayashi?
The nearest airport is Fussa (OKO), about 1 hr 30 min away by road. The nearest train station is 佐野市, about 15 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Tatebayashi?
The warmest month is August, averaging 26°C78°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 2°C36°F. The wettest month is September, with about 204 mm8.0 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Tatebayashi?
OpenStreetMap lists 7 museums, 44 restaurants, 11 cafés and 47 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Tatebayashi?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Kawagoe, Koga and Tsurugashima. Tatebayashi is listed among the day trips from Tokyo.