Konosu

Kōnosu-shi 鴻 巣 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Saitama
Coordinates :	36 ° 4 '  N , 139 ° 31'  E Coordinates: 36 ° 3 '57 "  N , 139 ° 31' 20"  E
Basic data
Surface:	67.49 km²
Residents :	117,373 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	1739 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	11217-8
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Japanese zelkove
Flower :	Pansy
Color :	Ultramarine blue
town hall
Address :	Kōnosu City Hall 1 - 1 , Chūō Kōnosu -shi Saitama  365-8601
Website URL:	http://www.city.kounosu.saitama.jp
Location Konosus in Saitama Prefecture

Kōnosu ( Japanese 鴻 巣 市 , - shi ) is a city in the center of the Japanese prefecture of Saitama .

geography

Kōnosu is north of Saitama and Kitamoto and south of Kumagaya .

The Arakawa flows through the city from north to south. Kōnosu lies on the Ōmiya plateau .

history

Kōnosu was a post office ( 宿 場 町 Shukuba-machi ) of the Nakasendō during the Edo period .

Kōnosu received on September 30, 1954 with the incorporation of the village Jōkō ( 常 光 村 , -mura ) in the district of Kitaadachi the town charter .

Attractions

• Cherry blossom festival
• Hina-ningyō Museum.

traffic

• Street:
  • National Road 17 , to Tokyo or Niigata
  • Nakasendo
• Train:
  • JR Takasaki Line , Kōnosu Station , Kita-Kōnosu and Fukiage to Ueno or Takasaki

sons and daughters of the town

• Shōta Kikuchi (* 1993), football player
• Kazue Kineri (* 1973), skeleton pilot
• Naomichi Marufuji (born 1979), wrestler

Neighboring cities and communities

• Gyōda
• Kumagaya
• Kitamoto
• Okegawa
• Yoshimi
• Kazo
• Kuki

Town twinning

• Kaneyama , Japan, since 2006

Web links

Commons : Kōnosu, Saitama  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Kōnosu City Hall