Koshigaya

Koshigaya-shi 越 谷 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Saitama
Coordinates :	35 ° 53 '  N , 139 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 35 ° 53 '28 "  N , 139 ° 47' 27"  E
Basic data
Surface:	60.31 km²
Residents :	345,458 (October 1, 2019)
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
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

See also : Traffic in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area

• 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

• Saitama
• Kasukabe
• Kawaguchi
• Yoshikawa
• Sōka
• Matsubushi

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