Koshigaya
Koshigaya-shi 越 谷 市 |
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Geographical location in Japan | ||
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Region : | Kanto | |
Prefecture : | Saitama | |
Coordinates : | 35 ° 53 ' N , 139 ° 47' E | |
Basic data | ||
Surface: | 60.31 km² | |
Residents : | 345,458 (October 1, 2019) |
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Population density : | 5728 inhabitants per km² | |
Community key : | 11222-4 | |
Symbols | ||
Flag / coat of arms: | ||
Tree : | Japanese zelkove | |
Flower : | Garden chrysanthemum | |
Bird : | Turkish dove | |
town hall | ||
Address : |
Koshigaya City Hall 4 - 2 - 1 , Koshigaya Koshigaya -shi Saitama 343-8501 |
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Website URL: | http://www.city.koshigaya.saitama.jp | |
Location of Koshigayas in Saitama Prefecture | ||
Koshigaya ( Japanese 越 谷 市 , - shi ) is a Japanese city in Saitama Prefecture .
The city is famous for making daruma , a paper mache lucky charm.
geography
Koshigaya is east of Saitama , north of Sōka and south of Kasukabe . The Motoara flows through Koshigaya .
history
Koshigaya was founded on November 3rd, 1958 and is located about 30 km from Tokyo.
traffic
- Street:
- National road 4 to Tōkyō or Aomori
- Train:
- Tōbu Isesaki Line to Asakusa or Isesaki
- Tōbu Nikkō line to Asakusa or Nikkō
- JR Musashino Line , to Funabashi , Saitama and Fuchu
education
Koshigaya is the location of Bunkyo University .
Town twinning
- Campbelltown , New South Wales , Australia , since 1984
Neighboring cities and communities
sons and daughters of the town
- Yasutomo Nagai (1965–1995), motorcycle racer
- Junri Namigata (* 1982), tennis player
- Boniface Nduka (* 1996), football player
Web links
Commons : Koshigaya - collection of images, videos and audio files