Iruma

Iruma-shi 入 間 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Saitama
Coordinates :	35 ° 50 '  N , 139 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 35 ° 50 '9 "  N , 139 ° 23' 28"  E
Basic data
Surface:	44.74 km²
Residents :	146,802 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	3281 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	11225-9
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Japanese zelkove
Flower :	Tea blossom
Bird :	Skylark
town hall
Address :	Iruma City Hall 1 - 16 - 1 , Toyooka Iruma -shi Saitama  358-8511
Website URL:	http://www.city.iruma.saitama.jp
Location of Irumas in Saitama Prefecture

Iruma ( Japanese 入 間 市 , -shi ) is a Japanese city in Saitama Prefecture about 40 km from Tokyo .

history

Iruma received city rights on November 1, 1966.

geography

Iruma is west of Tokorozawa , east of Hannō and southwest of Sayama .

traffic

• Street:
  • National Road 16 , to Chiba , Ichihara , Hachioji and Yokosuka
  • National road 407 to Ashikaga
• Train:
  • Seibu Ikebukuro Line : Iruma station after Ikebukuro or Chichibu
  • JR Hachikō Line : Kaneko Station, to Hachioji or Takasaki

Town twinning

Iruma is 1987 since 14 October twin city of Upper Bavaria Wolfratshausen ( district Bad Toelz-Wolfratshausen ). In 2003 a delegation from Iruma was invited to the 1000th anniversary of Wolfratshausen and inaugurated the Japanese garden Yuko Nihon Teien in Wolfratshausen on the Loisach Bridge. This was an official gift from Iruma to its twin town Wolfratshausen.

sons and daughters of the town

• Hiroshi Masuoka (* 1960), marathon rally driver
• Ryōta Matsumoto (* 1990), football player

Neighboring cities and communities

• Saitama Prefecture
  • Tokorozawa
  • Sayama
  • Hanno
• Tokyo prefecture
  • Ōme
  • Mizuho

Web links

Commons : Iruma  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Iruma website (Japanese)