01 ／ New element
At RIKEN's Wako campus, a group led by Dr. Morita Kōsuke first synthesized element 113 in July 2004. In 2016 it was named nihonium, the first element name from Asia. The city named the road from Wakōshi Station to RIKEN Nihonium Street (ニホニウム通り) and set plates for the elements from 1 to 118 into the pavement.
02 ／ Old farmhouse
The former Tomioka residence (旧冨岡家住宅) is a farmhouse thought to have been built about 300 years ago, among the oldest in Saitama Prefecture. When construction of the Tokyo Gaikan Expressway meant it had to be dismantled, the owner donated the materials and the city rebuilt it. It opened in 2006 as Niikura Furusato Minkaen (新倉ふるさと民家園). The thatched main house has an irori hearth.
03 ／ Park
Wako Jurin Park (和光樹林公園) lies on part of the site of Camp Asaka, which the US military requisitioned in 1945. Most of the southern area was returned in 1973, and about 20.2 ha on the Wako side became a prefectural park. It opened in March 1989 and was completed in January 1993. With open lawns and a jogging course, it also serves as a wide-area evacuation site in disasters.
Living here
Wakōshi Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line and the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho and Fukutoshin Lines, and the two Tokyo Metro lines start here. Ikebukuro is 13 minutes away by Tojo Line express. City Hall is a 15-minute walk from the station's south exit, and a city loop bus runs for a flat fare of 180 yen.
+3.9% since 2015
62,588 → 83,989
11.01km² of it habitable
2024
2.1 people per household
2020
National average 60,630 yen
2023
5.5 per 10,000 people
2023
These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.
ACCESS
Travel times follow 市公式シティプロモーション「和光市って、どんなところ？」（日付の表示なし・2026-09-24 閲覧）の「各駅までの所要時間」の表で乗り換え回数「なし」の2行。池袋13分は市公式「鉄道」（2024-01-26 更新）と「交通アクセス」の「池袋～和光市間は最速13分（東武東上線急行利用）」とも合う (checked 2026-09-24). They vary by time of day.
Shape
North to south
5.2km
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