Isesaki
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About Isesaki
Isesaki (伊勢崎市, Isesaki-shi) is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2020, the city had an estimated population of 213,303 in 91,789 households, and a population density of 1500 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 139.44 square kilometres (53.84 sq mi).
Isesaki is located in the northwestern part of the Kantō Plain of southern Gunma Prefecture. It is adjacent to Saitama Prefecture across the Tone River, which runs through the southern part of the city. The distance to the center of the city is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Maebashi City, the prefectural capital of Gunma, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Takasaki, and about 95 kilometres (59 mi) from central Tokyo.
Isesaki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Isesaki is 14.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1256 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.6 °C, and lowest in January, at...
Isesaki travel guide
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Tourist information site The local Tourism & Products Association has a Japanese-only guide site.
Getting there
By train Isesaki is a stop on the JR Ryomo Line, and is the terminating station on the Tobu Isesaki Line. From Tokyo, Tobu trains depart from Asakusa Station. The fastest ride on Tobu is to take the all-reserved Ryomo limited express train, changing at Ota station to a local service for the run to Isesaki. With a good connection the trip takes approximately two hours and costs ¥2160. Taking regular Tobu commuter services decreases the fare to ¥1160, but increases the trip to approximately three hours and requires more station transfers. Using JR, commuter trains from Ueno station take approximately 2 1/2 hours at a cost of ¥2210. Take the JR Takasaki Line and change at Takasaki to the JR Ryomo Line. It is also possible to use the Joetsu or Nagano Shinkansen from Tokyo to Takasaki and then change to the Ryomo Line; this takes about 1 hour 50 minutes at a cost of ¥4900. JR trips are fully covered if you have a Japan Rail Pass or JR East Rail Pass.
By bus JR Bus Kanto operates a daytime bus service from Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, with multiple departures every day (2 hours, ¥1500). About one kilometer away from Isesaki station is the Machikado Station Hirose, Isesaki's major highway bus stop. Nippon Chuo Bus runs a daily nighttime bus service from Kyoto and Osaka, and another from Sendai, stopping here.
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Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.