Koshigaya

Koshigaya (越谷市, Koshigaya-shi) is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the city had an estimated population of 337,071, and a population density of 5,610 persons per km². Its total area is 60.24 square kilometres (23.26 sq mi). It is famous for producing daruma dolls.

Koshigaya

越谷市
Core city
Koshigaya City Hall
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Location of Koshigaya in Saitama Prefecture
Koshigaya
Location of Koshigaya in Saitama Prefecture
Coordinates: 35°53′28.1″N 139°47′27.3″E
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureSaitama
Government
 • MayorTsutomu Takahashi
Area
 • Total60.24 km2 (23.26 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2016)
 • Total337,971
 • Density5,610/km2 (14,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeZelkova serrata
- FlowerChrysanthemum
- BirdEurasian collared dove
Phone number048-982-5111
Address4-2-1 Koshigaya, Koshigaya-shi, Saitama-ken 343-8501
Websitewww.city.koshigaya.saitama.jp
View of Aeon LakeTown shopping mall

Geography

Koshigaya is situated in eastern Saitama Prefecture, about 30 km from downtown Tokyo, along the banks of the Motoarakawa River.

Surrounding municipalities

History

Koshigaya-shuku prospered during the Edo period as a post station on the Nikkō Kaidō and the Ōshū Kaidō highways, and the town served as the temporary residence of the Tokugawa shōgun after the 1657 Great Fire of Meireki which destroyed Edo Castle.

The modern town of Koshigaya (then spelled 越ヶ谷) was created within Minamisaitama District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It annexed the neighboring villages of Ozawa, Niikata, Sakurai, Obukuro, Ogishima, Dewa, Gamo, Osagami, and Masubayashi on November 3, 1954 and changed the spelling if its name to its present form. Koshigaya annexed neighboring village of Soka on November 3, 1955. Koshigaya was elevated to city status on November 3, 1958. Koshigaya was elevated further to special city status on April 1, 2003 and to core city status on April 1, 2015.

Economy

Koshigaya is a major regional commercial center with a diversified industrial base.

Education

Transportation

Railway

Highway

Twin towns and sister cities

Local attractions

Noted people

References
  1. "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on 4 January 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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