Takasaki

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Takasaki 高崎市
Core city
Left: Takasaki Kannon Statue [ja], Takasaki Castle, Gunma Music Center [ja], Right: Mount Haruna and Lake Haruna, Takasaki Daruma Doll (all items from above to bottom)
Flag Seal
Location of Takasaki in Gunma Prefecture
Takasaki
Coordinates: 36°19′18.8″N 139°0′11.8″E / 36.321889°N 139.003278°E / 36.321889; 139.003278
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Gunma
First official recorded	late 5th century AD (official)
City settled	April 1, 1900
Government
• Mayor	Kenji Tomioka (since May 2011)
Area
• Total	459.16 km2 (177.28 sq mi)
Population  (August 31, 2020)
• Total	372,369
• Density	810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number	027-321-111
Address	Takamatsu-cho 35-1, Takasaki-shi, Gunma-ken 370-8501
Climate	Cwa
Website	Official website
Symbols
Bird	Japanese bush-warbler
Flower	Sakura
Tree	Zelkova serrata, Cyclobalanopsis

Takasaki (高崎市, Takasaki-shi, [takasakiɕi]) is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 August 2020^[update], the city had an estimated population of 372,369 in 167,345 households,^[1] and a population density of 810 persons per km². The total area of the city is 459.16 square kilometres (177.28 sq mi). Takasaki is famous as the hometown of the Daruma doll, theoretically representing the Buddhist sage Bodhidharma and in modern practice a symbol of good luck. Takasaki has been the largest city in Gunma Prefecture since 1990 after overtaking Maebashi.