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City in Kantō, Japan
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Tatebayashi (館林) is a city in Gunma prefecture in the Kanto region of Japan.
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群馬県立館林美術館
The second prefectural museum of art in Gunma, collecting modern art of sculpture. The annex exhibits the studio of a French sculpture, François Pompon.Beautiful garden and a nice view of the building amuse visitors. There is a sculpture pathway (彫刻の小径) in the pine woods near the museum where about 40 sculptures are settled along the pathway.
館林城
located at Shiromachi 2 chome, Tatebayashi, founded in the 15th century by Akai clan. It's also called 'Obiki Castle' that means dragging tail castle which derives from the legend that a fox once saved by Akai Terumitsu, the founder of the castle, showed him where to build a castle by dragging its tail. After Tokugawa Ieyasu overthrew Hojo clan in the Kanto region, in 1590, Sakakibara Yasumasa, one of the 4 powerful retainers of Ieyasu, reinforced the castle and developed the castle town.
茂林寺
Morinji Templeis a temple of Soto sect, famous for the tale 'Bunbuku Chagama'. Visitors will be welcomed by many pottery statues of raccoon dogs. The Bunbuku Chagama is treasured at the temple.
By train
The Tōbu Isesaki line express train Ryōmō, which requires seat reservations, stops at Tatebayashi on its run between Asakusa and Akagi (or Kuzuu or Isesaki).
By car
Take the Tatebayashi exit from the Tōhoku Expressway and follow National Route 354 west toward Ota. National Route 50 runs along the north beyond Watarase River.
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