Isesaki

Isesaki (ēsā'säkē) [key], city (1990 pop. 115,938), Gumma prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. The city's main industries include textiles, transport equipment, and electrical appliances. It was a castle town of the Sakai family during the Edo era.

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