Sōka

Sōka-shi 草 加 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Saitama
Coordinates :	35 ° 50 ′  N , 139 ° 48 ′  E Coordinates: 35 ° 49 ′ 31 ″  N , 139 ° 48 ′ 19 ″  E
Basic data
Surface:	27.42 km²
Residents :	250,939 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	9152 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	11221-6
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	jaw
Flower :	Garden chrysanthemum
town hall
Address :	Sōka City Hall 1 - 1 - 1 , Takasago Sōka -shi Saitama  340-8550
Website URL:	http://www.city.soka.saitama.jp
Location of Sōkas in Saitama Prefecture

Sōka City Hall

Sōka ( Japanese 草 加 市 , -shi ) is a city in the southeast of Saitama Prefecture . The city is famous for Sōka- Senbei .

geography

Sōka is west of Yashio , east of Kawaguchi , south of Koshigaya and north of Tokyo .

history

• In the Edo period, Sōka was the second post station on the Ōshū Kaidō towards Nikkō and northern Japan.
• Sōka got on 1. November 1958 , the city charter .

Facilities

Sōka is the seat of the Dokkyō University .

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

Town twinning

• Carson , United States, since 1979
• Shōwa , Japan, since 1985
• Anyang , People's Republic of China, since 1998

sons and daughters of the town

• Youko Honna (* 1979), actress and voice actress
• Hiroto Yukie (born 1996), soccer player

Neighboring cities and communities

• Kawaguchi
• Koshigaya
• Yashio
• Misato
• Tokyo : Adachi District

Web links

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