Kumagaya

Kumagaya City Hall
Kumagaya-shi ; 熊谷市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Saitama
Coordinates :	36 ° 9 ′ N , 139 ° 23 ′ E Coordinates: 36 ° 8 ′ 51 ″ N , 139 ° 23 ′ 19 ″ E
Basic data
Surface:	159.88 km²
Residents :
Community key :	11202-0
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Japanese zelkove
Flower :	Cherry Blossom
Bird :	Skylark
town hall
Address :	Kumagaya City Hall ; 2 - 47 - 1 , Miyamachi; Kumagaya -shi ; Saitama 360-8601
Website URL:	http://www.city.kumagaya.lg.jp
Location of Kumagayas in Saitama Prefecture

Kumagaya ( Japanese 熊谷市 , - shi ) is a city in the north of Saitama Prefecture .

geography

Kumagaya is north of Saitama and Kōnosu , east of Fukaya and west of Gyōda .

The Arakawa River flows through the city from southwest to southeast and the Tone River from northwest to northeast.

history

Kumagaya was a post office ( 宿場町 Shukuba-machi ) of the Nakasendō during the Edo period . On April 1, 1933, Kumagaya received city rights. On August 14, 1945, B-29 bombers flew the last air raid in the Pacific War on a Japanese city against Kumagaya.