Brazilian primary school Transportation Railway Tōbu Railway – Isesaki Line - - - - Tōbu Railway – Tōbu Kiryū Line - - - Tōbu Railway – Koizumi Line - Highway – Ōta-Yabuzuka Interchange – Ōta-Gōdo Parking Area and Smart Interchange – Ōta-Kiryū Interchange Local attractions Daikoin Temple - Founded in 1618 by Ieyasu Tokugawa. Popular with nickname Kosodate Donryu (meaning kid-raising Saint Donryu). Located 2.4 km northwest of the downtown. Kanayama Castle ruins - A Kamakura period castle on the top of Mt. Kanayama (244 m). Located 3.2 km north of the downtown. Mt. Kanayama is the symbol of Ota City. A National Historic Site Tenjinyama Kofun - A large ancient burial mound (from around the 5th century). The haniwa unearthed in Ota are the only haniwa to be designated as national treasures, and are on display in the National Museum in Tokyo. Yabuzuka Onsen - Ōta's hot springs; 9.7 km northwest of the downtown. Snake Center - Located in Yabuzuka Onsen area. Famous for collection of rare kinds of snakes. Nyotaizan Kofun and Tenjinyama Kofun - Kofun period tumuli, a National Historic Sites Kōzuke Province Nitta District Offices Site - Nara period ruins, a National Historic Site Nitta-no-shō - sites and ruins associated with a Heian through Muromachi period manor, a National Historic Site Sister-city relations - Burbank, California, United States; since February 1984. Switching off each year, the two cities send students to each other in order to strengthen relations and teach the next generation about the differing cultures. - Lafayette, West Lafayette and Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States; memorandum of understanding signed October 1988, agreement signed October 1993. Imabari, Ehime, Japan; since April 2002. Ota entered into a friendship agreement with Yingkou, Liaoning, China in September 1987. The city has also commenced an exchange relationship with Guilin, in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China in 1997 and signed a friendship agreement with Hirosaki city, Aomori Prefecture in November 2006. Notable people Masaaki Ōsawa, politician Chikuhei Nakajima, founder of Nakajima Aircraft, politician Aya Uchida, voice actress Chiezō Kataoka, actor Rentarō Mikuni, actor Itsuki Shoda, professional baseball player Yuki Saito, professional baseball player Ayumi Morita, tennis player Mari Katayama, artist References External links Official Website Cities in Gunma Prefecture Ōta, Gunma Subaru