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Population14,216
GeoNames
RegionGunma
Elevation295 m
968 ft
Time zoneAsia/Tokyo
Nearest airportYokota Air Base (OKO)
82 km
Why visit Hirobaba
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 7 parks and trails, 2 places to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Kayano Site and Kitayatsu Site.
Weather in Hirobaba
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Things to do1
Museums and landmarks3
Kayano Site
Monument and historic site · 3.6 km
Archaeological site in Shintō, Gunma, Japan
Kitayatsu Site
Monument and historic site · 4.5 km
Ruins of a Kofun period residence in Takasaki, Japan
Parks, trails and playgrounds7
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Restaurants and cafes2
Churches and places of worship4
Shopping1
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Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries6
Map of Hirobaba
25 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Yokota Air Base (OKO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 82 km away.
- Kanekomachi 3 km southeast, about 3 min by car
- Takasaki 11 km southeast, about 11 min by car
- Annaka 12 km southwest, about 12 min by car
- Tomioka 20 km south, about 20 min by car
- Yoshii 19 km south, about 19 min by car
- Fujioka 22 km southeast, about 22 min by car
- Higashiagatsuma 21 km northwest, about 21 min by car
- Nakanojō 22 km northwest, about 22 min by car
- Numata 24 km north, about 24 min by car
- Midori 28 km east, about 28 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Kurokamiyama-jinja (Shinto, Gunma) red torii, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon IXY 430F (Digital IXUS 245 HS), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kurokamiyama-jinja (Shinto, Gunma) stone torii, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon IXY 430F (Digital IXUS 245 HS), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kurokamiyama-jinja (Shinto, Gunma) Abies firma, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon IXY 430F (Digital IXUS 245 HS), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kurokamiyama-jinja (Shinto, Gunma) Abies firma (cropped), photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon IXY 430F (Digital IXUS 245 HS), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ryutaku-ji (Shinto, Gunma) akamon, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon IXY 430F (Digital IXUS 245 HS), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ryutaku-ji (Shinto, Gunma) pagoda, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon IXY 430F (Digital IXUS 245 HS), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Control Tower of JGSDF Soumagahara Air Field, Doricono, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ryutaku-ji (Shinto, Gunma) Niomon, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon IXY 430F (Digital IXUS 245 HS), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ryutaku-ji (Shinto, Gunma) bell tower, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon IXY 430F (Digital IXUS 245 HS), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ryutaku-ji (Shinto, Gunma) hondo 2, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon IXY 430F (Digital IXUS 245 HS), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ryutaku-ji (Shinto, Gunma) hondo 1, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon IXY 430F (Digital IXUS 245 HS), CC BY-SA 3.0
- 箕輪城跡・駐車場 - panoramio, officeshema, CC BY 3.0
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