Gunma Prefecture

is a prefecture of in the Kantō region of Japan on the island of Honshu.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Gumma-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 267; "Kantō" in p. 479. Its capital is Maebashi.Nussbaum, "Maebashi" at p. 600.

History
In the Meiji period, Gunma was created from land which was in Keno Province and Kōzuke Province.Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.

 Geography 
Gunma is in the northwestern part of the Kantō Plain. It is mostly mountainous. 

Gunma shares northern borders with Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture.  The prefecture's eastern border is shared with Tochigi Prefecture. To the west lies Nagano Prefecture. Saitama Prefecture is south of the prefecture.

 Cities 
There are twelve cities in Gunma Prefecture:

Annaka
Fujioka
Isesaki
Kiryū

Maebashi (capital)
Midori
Numata
Ōta

Shibukawa
Takasaki
Tatebayashi
Tomioka

 Towns and villages 

Towns and villages in each district:
Agatsuma District
Higashiagatsuma
Kusatsu
Naganohara
Nakanojō
Takayama
Tsumagoi
Kanra District
Kanra
Nanmoku
ShimonitaKitagunma District
Shintō
Yoshioka
Ōra District
Chiyoda
Itakura
Meiwa
Ōizumi
Ōra
Sawa District
TamamuraTano District
Kanna
Ueno
Tone District
Katashina
Kawaba
Minakami
Shōwa

National Parks
National Parks are established in about 14% of the total land area of the prefecture.Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-3-13.

Shrines and Temples
Ichinomiyanukisaki jinja is the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture."Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2 ; retrieved 2012-3-14.

Related pages
 Provinces of Japan
 Prefectures of Japan
 List of regions of Japan
 List of islands of Japan
 Thespa Kusatsu

References

 Other websites 

 (Japanese)