Takasaki

Also known as Takasaki-shi

thumb|Takasaki City Hall thumb|right|City view from Takasaki Kannon thumb|Takasaki Guanyin is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 372,369 in 167,345 households, and a population density of 810 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . 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.

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Takasaki is a city in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, with a population of approximately 372,369 people, and it has been the prefecture's largest city since 1990. It is particularly known as the birthplace of the Daruma doll, a traditional Japanese craft that represents good luck and is connected to the Buddhist sage Bodhidharma.

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Settlement.name: Takasaki
Settlement.settlement_type: Core city
Settlement.image_skyline: Takasaki Montage.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Left: , Takasaki Castle, , Right: Mount Haruna and Lake Haruna, Takasaki Daruma Doll (all items from above to bottom)
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Takasaki, Gunma.svg
Settlement.image_seal: 群馬県高崎市市章.svg
Settlement.image_map1: Takasaki in Gunma Prefecture Ja.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Takasaki in Gunma Prefecture
Settlement.pushpin_map: Japan
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption:  
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Japan
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kantō
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gunma
Settlement.established_title: First official recorded
Settlement.established_date: late 5th century AD (official)