'''Maebashi''' (_O__) [http://www.city.maebashi.gunma.jp/ctg/01300160/01300160.html] is a city in Gunma.
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Maebashi is located on the '''JR Ryomo Line''', between Takasaki and Isesaki.
From Tokyo, the fastest way to reach Maebashi is to take a Joetsu Shinkansen train to Takasaki and change to the Ryomo Line (75-90 minutes, ¥4800; no charge with the Japan Rail Pass).
Local trains from Tokyo depart from Ueno station. With a transfer at Takasaki, Maebashi can be reached in 2 1/2 hours (¥1890 from Tokyo Station).
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'''Green Dome Maebashi''' (_O___[___h_[___O__) [http://www.greendome.or.jp/] A beautifully-designed domed stadium situated in '''Maebashi Park'''. With a seating capacity of 8,000, it hosts indoor sports events and exhibitions. It is most popular for hosting '''Keirin''' races (pari-mutuel bicycle races) throughout the year. Local buses connect JR Maebashi station to the park and the Green Dome in 10 minutes (¥190).
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''Yakimanjyu'' has been popular since the Edo period, with the cradle being in Maebashi city. Yakimanjyu is a fried manjyu, which is a ball made of flour. It is served on a bamboo skewer with soybean paste and sugar sauce. In Gunma, people have a yakimanjyu festival each summer and New Years.
'''The Seven Gods of Good Fortune rice cracker''' is a famous rice cracker in Maebashi.
The shop's name is _gSaiwaisenbei_h, located in the middle of Chiyoda-cho. It has seven flavors: curry, cheese, beefsteak plant, wasabi, shrimp, laver, & salt. These days, a new flavor is cocoa.
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