Shibukawa

Shibukawa is a city in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2016, the metropolis had an predicted populace of 78,178, and a population density of 325 people in step with km². Its overall location is 240.27 rectangular kilometres. Shibukawa is the place of Ikaho Onsen, a famous warm spring inn. During the Edo length, the region of present-day Shibukawa prospered from its area on the Mikuni Kaido motorway connecting Takasaki with Niigata.

Post stations in the borders of cutting-edge Shibukawa were Shibukawa-shuku, Kanai-shuku, Kitamoku-shuku and Yokobori-shuku. Modern Shibukawa town became created in Nishigunma District, Gunma Prefecture on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the municipalities machine after the Meiji Restoration. In 1896, Nishiguma District and Kataoka District merged to shape Gunma District, Gunma; but, the place containing Shibukawa changed into separated out in October 1949 into Kitagunma District.

On April 1, 1954, Shibukawa absorbed the villages of Furumaki, Kanashima and Toyoaki to turn out to be the town of Shibukawa. Shibukawa calls itself "The Bellybutton of Japanand hosts the Bellybutton Festival every year in past due July. The competition is primarily based on a conventional Japanese shape of entertainment where revelers paint a face on their torsos and stomachs and pretend it is a head.