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11100 ／ Central
Saitama City
さいたまし
A bonsai village that has turned 100.
Omiya Bonsai Village- Population
- 1,324,025
- 5-year change
- +4.8%
- to Tokyo
- 25 min
- Shinjuku 31 min
An art museumMany shrines and templesTemple gate townPost townCastle town
Click to open Saitama City.
11201 ／ West
Kawagoe City
かわごえし
The warehouses are still open for business.
Clay-walled warehouse streets- Population
- 354,571
- 5-year change
- +1.1%
- to Ikebukuro
- 30 min
- Seibu-Shinjuku 45 min
Old streetscapeFamous festivalMany shrines and templesCommuter townStrong commerce
Click to open Kawagoe City.
11202 ／ North
Kumagaya City
くまがやし
Saitama's first National Treasure hall.
Kangi-in Shōden-dō- Population
- 194,415
- 5-year change
- −2.2%
- to Tokyo
- 40 min
- Ōmiya 15 min, Shinjuku 60 min, Ueno 65 min
National TreasureFamous festivalA river runs throughPlainsMany clear days
Click to open Kumagaya City.
11203 ／ Central
Kawaguchi City
かわぐちし
Still pouring molten iron into molds.
Kawaguchi iron casting- Population
- 594,274
- 5-year change
- +2.8%
- to Tokyo
- 24 min
- Ōmiya 20 min
Town of makersA river runs throughCommuter townPost townAn art museum
Click to open Kawaguchi City.
11206 ／ East
Gyoda City
ぎようだし
"Saitama" was born among these mounds.
Sakitama burial mounds- Population
- 78,617
- 5-year change
- −4.3%
- to Tokyo
- 68 min
National TreasureA castleCastle townOld streetscapeTraditional crafts
Click to open Gyoda City.
11207 ／ Chichibu
Chichibu City
ちちぶし
Fireworks rise into a winter sky.
Chichibu Night Festival- Population
- 59,674
- 5-year change
- −6.1%
- to Ikebukuro
- 80 min
MountainsA river runs throughFamous festivalHot springsMountain climbing
Click to open Chichibu City.
11208 ／ West
Tokorozawa City
ところざわし
Where Japan's first airfield opened.
Aviation Memorial Park- Population
- 342,464
- 5-year change
- +0.6%
- to Ikebukuro
- 19 min
- Seibu-Shinjuku 40 min
A lakeA river runs throughTea countryStrong childcare support航空発祥の地
Click to open Tokorozawa City.
11209 ／ West
Hanno City
はんのうし
Forest covers about 75% of the city.
Nishikawa timber forests- Population
- 80,361
- 5-year change
- −0.4%
- to Ikebukuro
- 39 min
MountainsA river runs throughA lakeMountain climbingCamping
Click to open Hanno City.
A 100-metre carp streamer swims in the sky.
Jumbo Koinobori- Population
- 111,623
- 5-year change
- −0.5%
- to Asakusa
- 70 min
A river runs throughPlainsRice countryFarming townFruit growing
Click to open Kazo City.
11211 ／ North
Honjo City
ほんじようし
Hanawa Hokiichi's home until age 15.
Hanawa Hokiichi's birthplace- Population
- 78,569
- 5-year change
- +0.9%
- to Tokyo
- 50 min
- Ōmiya 25 min, Ueno 90 min, Shinjuku 90 min
Post townA river runs throughMountainsFamous festivalMany shrines and temples
Click to open Honjo City.
11212 ／ West
Higashimatsuyama City
ひがしまつやまし
Three days of walking in the hills.
Japan Three-Day March- Population
- 91,791
- 5-year change
- +0.4%
- to Ikebukuro
- 55 min
Local cuisineAn art museumFruit growingStrong commerceA river runs through
Click to open Higashimatsuyama City.
11214 ／ East
Kasukabe City
かすかべし
An 800 kg kite rises into the May sky.
Giant kite on the Edo River- Population
- 229,792
- 5-year change
- −1.3%
- to Asakusa
- 35 min
- Kita-Senju 20 min, Ōmiya 15 min
A river runs throughPlainsFamous festivalPost townTraditional crafts
Click to open Kasukabe City.
11215 ／ West
Sayama City
さやまし
Tanabata displays, unseen until the day.
Irumagawa Tanabata- Population
- 148,699
- 5-year change
- −2.4%
- to Seibu-Shinjuku
- 40 min
A river runs throughTea countryFamous festivalTown of makersMany parks
Click to open Sayama City.
11216 ／ East
Hanyu City
はにゆうし
A lost carnivorous plant returned to its pond.
Mujinamo, Hōzōji Pond- Population
- 52,862
- 5-year change
- −3.7%
A river runs throughPlainsTraditional craftsTown of makersRice country
Click to open Hanyu City.
11217 ／ Central
Konosu City
こうのすし
Poppies bloom on the Arakawa riverbed.
Poppies on the Arakawa- Population
- 116,828
- 5-year change
- −1.1%
- to Tokyo
- 54 min
- Shinjuku 53 min
A river runs throughPlainsFarming townPost townFamous festival
Click to open Konosu City.
11218 ／ North
Fukaya City
ふかやし
Born here: the father of Japan's economy.
Shibusawa Eiichi's birthplace- Population
- 141,268
- 5-year change
- −1.8%
- to Ueno
- 68 min
Farming townA river runs throughPlainsPost townLocal cuisine
Click to open Fukaya City.
11219 ／ Central
Ageo City
あげおし
The shrine and its bearers end up in mud.
Hirakata doroinkyo- Population
- 226,940
- 5-year change
- +0.8%
- to Tokyo
- 42 min
- Shinjuku 38 min
Famous festivalA river runs throughMany parksCommuter townPost town
Click to open Ageo City.
11221 ／ East
Soka City
そうかし
634 pines on the road Bashō walked.
Sōka Matsubara- Population
- 248,304
- 5-year change
- +0.5%
- to Ueno
- 25 min
- Asakusa 25 min
Post townA river runs throughOld streetscapeCommuter townTown of makers
Click to open Soka City.
11222 ／ East
Koshigaya City
こしがやし
A flood-control pond became the town's lake.
Koshigaya Lake Town- Population
- 341,621
- 5-year change
- +1.2%
A lakeA river runs throughPlainsPost townOld streetscape
Click to open Koshigaya City.
11223 ／ Central
Warabi City
わらびし
Japan's smallest city, once a post town.
Warabi-juku- Population
- 74,283
- 5-year change
- +2.8%
- to Ōmiya
- 15 min
Post townOld streetscapeFamous festivalAn art museumCommuter town
Click to open Warabi City.
11224 ／ Central
Toda City
とだし
A straight 2,400 m of water in the city.
Toda rowing course- Population
- 140,899
- 5-year change
- +3.5%
- to Ikebukuro
- 30 min
- Shinjuku 30 min, Shibuya 30 min
A river runs throughA lakePlainsMany parksCommuter town
Click to open Toda City.
11225 ／ West
Iruma City
いるまし
Tea fields cover a tenth of the city.
Sayama tea fields- Population
- 145,651
- 5-year change
- −1.8%
- to Ikebukuro
- 40 min
- Ikebukuro 30 min
Tea countryFarming townTown of makersA river runs throughVacant house bank
Click to open Iruma City.
11227 ／ West
Asaka City
あさかし
Kurome River waterwheels drew copper wire.
Waterwheel copper drawing- Population
- 141,083
- 5-year change
- +3.5%
- to Ikebukuro
- 15 min
Famous festivalA river runs throughNatural springsPost townCommuter town
Click to open Asaka City.
11228 ／ West
Shiki City
しきし
An 8.7 m Mt. Fuji in a shrine's grounds.
Tagoyama Fujizuka- Population
- 75,346
- 5-year change
- +3.7%
A river runs throughPlainsCommuter townStrong commerceカッパ
Click to open Shiki City.
11229 ／ West
Wako City
わこうし
Where element 113, nihonium, was born.
RIKEN- Population
- 83,989
- 5-year change
- +3.9%
- to Ikebukuro
- 13 min
- Shibuya 36 min
A river runs throughNatural springsPost townCommuter townStrong childcare support
Click to open Wako City.
11230 ／ West
Niiza City
にいざし
43 ha of woodland around a Zen temple.
Heirinji- Population
- 166,017
- 5-year change
- +2.4%
- to Ikebukuro
- 20 min
A river runs throughNatural springsCommuter townUniversity townFruit growing
Click to open Niiza City.
11231 ／ Central
Okegawa City
おけがわし
Safflower, once second only to Yamagata.
Okegawa safflower- Population
- 74,748
- 5-year change
- +1.1%
- to Tokyo
- 48 min
- Shinjuku 44 min, Ōmiya 14 min
Post townOld streetscapeFamous festivalA river runs throughVacant house bank
Click to open Okegawa City.
Floats wrapped in 500 lanterns spin at night.
Kuki Lantern Festival- Population
- 150,582
- 5-year change
- −1.1%
- to Ōmiya
- 20 min
Famous festivalA river runs throughPlainsPost townFruit growing
Click to open Kuki City.
11233 ／ Central
Kitamoto City
きたもとし
One of Japan's Five Great Cherry Trees.
Ishito Kaba-zakura- Population
- 65,201
- 5-year change
- −3.3%
- to Ueno
- 43 min
- Shinjuku 45 min, Tokyo 50 min
A river runs throughCampingFarming town石戸蒲ザクラ日本五大桜
Click to open Kitamoto City.
11234 ／ East
Yashio City
やしおし
Rained on so often, it's the "muddy lion".
Ōze lion dance- Population
- 93,363
- 5-year change
- +7.7%
- to Akihabara
- 17 min
A river runs throughFarming townTown of makersTraditional craftsCommuter town
Click to open Yashio City.
11235 ／ West
Fujimi City
ふじみし
A 6,000-year-old village, now a park.
Mizuko Shell Mound- Population
- 111,859
- 5-year change
- +3.5%
- to Ikebukuro
- 30 min
A river runs throughPlainsA castleMany parksEasy shopping
Click to open Fujimi City.
11237 ／ East
Misato City
みさとし
Declared "Japan's No. 1 Reading Town".
- Population
- 142,145
- 5-year change
- +4.1%
- to Akihabara
- 20 min
A river runs throughPlainsCommuter townEasy shoppingFruit growing
Click to open Misato City.
11238 ／ East
Hasuda City
はすだし
The Jōmon sea once reached the Motoarakawa.
Kurohama Shell Mound- Population
- 61,499
- 5-year change
- −1.4%
- to Ōmiya
- 8 min
A river runs throughPlainsCommuter townFruit growingMany hospitals
Click to open Hasuda City.
11239 ／ West
Sakado City
さかどし
Home of the Koma, a clear Kanto river.
- Population
- 100,275
- 5-year change
- −1.4%
- to Ikebukuro
- 40 min
A river runs throughPlainsPost townUniversity townCommuter town
Click to open Sakado City.
11240 ／ East
Satte City
さってし
About 1,000 cherries, and rapeseed below.
Gongendō cherry bank- Population
- 50,066
- 5-year change
- −4.7%
- to Kita-Senju
- 40 min
- Shibuya 90 min
A river runs throughPlainsPost townOld streetscapeRice country
Click to open Satte City.
11241 ／ West
Tsurugashima City
つるがしまし
Every 4 years, a dragon enters this pond.
Suneori Amagoi- Population
- 70,117
- 5-year change
- −0.2%
- to Ikebukuro
- 39 min
Famous festivalCommuter townMany parksEasy shopping脚折雨乞
Click to open Tsurugashima City.
11242 ／ West
Hidaka City
ひだかし
Settled by 1,799 people from Goguryeo.
Koma District, Koma Shrine- Population
- 54,571
- 5-year change
- −3.4%
MountainsA river runs throughMountain climbingCommuter townMany hospitals
Click to open Hidaka City.
11243 ／ East
Yoshikawa City
よしかわし
Don't leave without eating the catfish.
- Population
- 71,979
- 5-year change
- +3.2%
- to Tokyo
- 50 min
A river runs throughPlainsCommuter townLocal cuisineFamous festival
Click to open Yoshikawa City.
11245 ／ West
Fujimino City
ふじみのし
The 1937 village office still stands.
Former Ōi village office- Population
- 113,597
- 5-year change
- +2.4%
- to Ikebukuro
- 30 min
A river runs throughPost townFamous festivalCommuter townFarming town
Click to open Fujimino City.
11246 ／ East
Shiraoka City
しらおかし
In April, pear blossoms turn the city white.
- Population
- 52,214
- 5-year change
- +1.3%
- to Ueno
- 42 min
- Ikebukuro 41 min, Ōmiya 14 min
Fruit growingFarming townA river runs throughPlainsCommuter town
Click to open Shiraoka City.
11301 ／ Central
Ina Town
いなまち
A town of 5,000 roses in 400 varieties.
Chōsei Shikō Kinen Kōen roses- Population
- 44,841
- 5-year change
- +0.9%
- to Ōmiya
- 20 min
Fruit growingA river runs throughPlainsCommuter townVacant house bank
Click to open Ina Town.
11324 ／ West
Miyoshi Town
みよしまち
300 years of farming on fallen leaves.
Santome Shinden- Population
- 38,434
- 5-year change
- −0.1%
Farming townTea countryCommuter town三富新田武蔵野の落ち葉堆肥農法
Click to open Miyoshi Town.
11326 ／ West
Moroyama Town
もろやままち
Where boys are the yabusame archers.
Yabusame, Izumo Iwai Shrine- Population
- 35,366
- 5-year change
- −5.1%
Famous festivalFruit growingMountainsA lakeCamping
Click to open Moroyama Town.
11327 ／ West
Ogose Town
おごせまち
A town where some 20,000 plum trees bloom.
Ogose Bairin- Population
- 11,029
- 5-year change
- −5.9%
MountainsA river runs throughFruit growingMountain climbingCamping
Click to open Ogose Town.
11341 ／ West
Namegawa Town
なめがわまち
Home of Japan's first state-run park.
Musashi Kyuryo national park- Population
- 19,732
- 5-year change
- +8.3%
- to Ikebukuro
- 60 min
Many parksA river runs throughFarming townCommuter townStrong childcare support
Click to open Namegawa Town.
11342 ／ West
Ranzan Town
らんざんまち
Named for a gorge like Kyoto's Arashiyama.
Musashi Ranzan gorge- Population
- 17,889
- 5-year change
- −2.5%
- to Ikebukuro
- 69 min
A river runs throughMountainsA castleAn odd landmarkVacant house bank
Click to open Ranzan Town.
11343 ／ West
Ogawa Town
おがわまち
A town of Hosokawa paper, from kozo alone.
- Population
- 28,524
- 5-year change
- −8.5%
- to Ikebukuro
- 72 min
MountainsA river runs throughTraditional craftsSake countryFamous festival
Click to open Ogawa Town.
11346 ／ West
Kawajima Town
かわじままち
A river-ringed island, guarded by levees.
Kawajima ring levee- Population
- 19,378
- 5-year change
- −6.8%
A river runs throughPlainsFarming townRice countryFruit growing
Click to open Kawajima Town.
11347 ／ West
Yoshimi Town
よしみまち
219 tombs cut into one hillside.
Yoshimi Hyakuana- Population
- 18,192
- 5-year change
- −7.3%
Farming townFruit growingRice countryA river runs throughPlains
Click to open Yoshimi Town.
11348 ／ West
Hatoyama Town
はとやままち
A satoyama town on the Hiki Hills' edge.
- Population
- 13,560
- 5-year change
- −5.4%
- to Sakado
- 20 min
Commuter townStrong childcare supportVacant house bankJAXA地球観測センター地球観測衛星
Click to open Hatoyama Town.
11349 ／ West
Tokigawa Town
ときがわまち
Stargazing through a 91 cm telescope.
Dōdaira 91 cm telescope- Population
- 10,540
- 5-year change
- −8.3%
MountainsA river runs throughNational TreasureTraditional craftsTown of makers
Click to open Tokigawa Town.
11361 ／ Chichibu
Yokoze Town
よこぜまち
Growing 30 m of ice from stream water.
Ashigakubo Ice Pillars- Population
- 7,979
- 5-year change
- −6.3%
- to Ikebukuro
- 73 min
MountainsA river runs throughMountain climbingHot springsCamping
Click to open Yokoze Town.
11362 ／ Chichibu
Minano Town
みなのまち
Home to the 100 Kannon's final temple.
Suisen-ji, Chichibu temple 34- Population
- 9,302
- 5-year change
- −8.2%
MountainsA river runs throughMountain climbingHot springsFamous festival
Click to open Minano Town.
11363 ／ Chichibu
Nagatoro Town
ながとろまち
A town with a "window on the Earth".
Iwadatami, Nagatoro- Population
- 6,807
- 5-year change
- −7.1%
MountainsA river runs throughMountain climbingCampingFishing
Click to open Nagatoro Town.
11365 ／ Chichibu
Ogano Town
おがのまち
No station, but Mount Ryōkami towers.
- Population
- 10,928
- 5-year change
- −9.8%
- to Seibu-Chichibu
- 35 min
MountainsA river runs throughNatural springsHot springsMountain climbing
Click to open Ogano Town.
11369 ／ West
Higashichichibu Village
ひがしちちぶむら
Saitama's only village, east of Chichibu.
- Population
- 2,709
- 5-year change
- −7.1%
- to Ogawamachi
- 25 min
MountainsA river runs throughHighlandsMountain climbingFishing
Click to open Higashichichibu Village.
11381 ／ North
Misato Town
みさとまち
Bon fires lit on 108 ridge mounds.
Inomata no Hyakuhattō- Population
- 11,039
- 5-year change
- −1.5%
MountainsA river runs throughPlainsFruit growingFamous festival
Click to open Misato Town.
11383 ／ North
Kamikawa Town
かみかわまち
A town whose shrine worships a mountain.
Kanasana Shrine- Population
- 13,359
- 5-year change
- −2.7%
MountainsA river runs throughA lakeMany shrines and templesFruit growing
Click to open Kamikawa Town.
11385 ／ North
Kamisato Town
かみさとまち
Saitama's northern tip, facing Gunma.
Kanna River- Population
- 30,343
- 5-year change
- −0.7%
- to Tokyo
- 102 min
A river runs throughPlainsFarming townFruit growingCommuter town
Click to open Kamisato Town.
11408 ／ North
Yorii Town
よりいまち
Hōjō castle ruins above the Ara River.
Hachigata Castle ruins- Population
- 32,374
- 5-year change
- −5%
MountainsA river runs throughNatural springsA castleFamous festival
Click to open Yorii Town.
11442 ／ East
Miyashiro Town
みやしろまち
From "what on earth?" to the town's pride.
Shinshūkan, Team Zoo- Population
- 34,147
- 5-year change
- +1.3%
- to Kita-Senju
- 40 min
PlainsA river runs throughCommuter townFruit growingVacant house bank
Click to open Miyashiro Town.
11464 ／ East
Sugito Town
すぎとまち
No sea, no hills: summer lanterns afloat.
Furutone lantern festival- Population
- 43,845
- 5-year change
- −3.6%
A river runs throughPlainsPost townOld streetscapeFamous festival
Click to open Sugito Town.
11465 ／ East
Matsubushi Town
まつぶしまち
Three rivers write "river" across the town.
Edo, Naka and Ōotoshi-Furutone- Population
- 28,266
- 5-year change
- −6%
- to Kita-Koshigaya
- 15 min
A river runs throughPlainsMany parksCommuter town江戸川
Click to open Matsubushi Town.
