▁S urr ounding ▁municipal ities ▁ ▁Gun ma ▁Pref ect ure ▁▁ Ō ra ▁ ▁Chi y oda ▁ ▁Me i wa ▁ ▁It ak ura ▁ ▁To ch igi ▁Pref ect ure ▁ ▁Ash ik aga ▁ ▁S ano ▁ ▁History ▁During ▁the ▁E do ▁period , ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁present - day ▁T ate bay ashi ▁was ▁a ▁castle ▁town ▁and ▁administrative ▁center ▁of ▁T ate bay ashi ▁Domain , ▁a ▁fe ud al ▁domain ▁under ▁the ▁Tok ug awa ▁sh og un ate ▁in ▁K ō zu ke ▁Province . ▁ ▁T ate bay ashi ▁Town ▁was ▁created ▁within ▁ Ō ra ▁District , ▁Gun ma ▁Pref ect ure ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁with ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁municipal ities ▁system ▁after ▁the ▁Me iji ▁Rest oration . ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁ ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁T ate bay ashi ▁and ▁the ▁villages ▁of ▁S ato ya , ▁ Ō sh ima , ▁Ak ab ane , ▁R ok ug ō , ▁M ino ya , ▁Tat ara , ▁and ▁Wat ar ase ▁merged ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁city ▁T ate bay ashi . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁community ▁of ▁around ▁ 2 0 0 ▁R oh ing ya ▁from ▁My an mar ▁living ▁in ▁T ate bay ashi . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁T ate bay ashi ▁is ▁a ▁regional ▁commercial ▁center ▁and ▁transport ation ▁hub . ▁Food ▁processing ▁domin ates ▁the ▁manufact uring ▁sector ▁of ▁the