Warabi

Warabi City Hall
Warabi-shi ; 蕨市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Saitama
Coordinates :	35 ° 50 ' N , 139 ° 41' E Coordinates: 35 ° 49 '32 " N , 139 ° 40' 47" E
Basic data
Surface:	5.10 km²
Residents :	75,021 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	14,710 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	11223-2
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Japanese zelkove
Flower :	Rhododendron indicum
Meadow flower:	Catharanthus roseus
town hall
Address :	Warabi City Hall ; 5 - 14 - 15 , Chuo; Warabi -shi ; Saitama 335-8501
Website URL:	www.city.warabi.saitama.jp
Location of Warabis in Saitama Prefecture

Warabi ( Japanese 蕨市 , - shi ) is a city in Saitama Prefecture , on the northern edge of the Japanese capital Tokyo .

Warabi hosted the Japanese Wushu Championships and is one of the few Japanese cities with a long Wushu tradition.

history

Warabi was founded on April 1, 1959 .

traffic

Street:
- National road 17 , to Tōkyō or Niigata
- Nakasendo
Train:
- JR Keihin Tōhoku Line , Warabi Station to Ōmiya or Yokohama

City friendship

The city of El Dorado County in the US state of California has been the sister city of Warabi since 1975. In addition, there has been an exchange with the small German town of Linden since 1976 , which was expanded into a city friendship in 2002.

sons and daughters of the town

Kotaro Suzuki (born 1978), wrestler
Masaya Tashiro (born 1993), football player
Yana Toboso (* 1984), Mangaka
Toshihiko Takamizawa (* 1954), guitarist and singer

Neighboring cities and communities

Web links

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

Official homepage of the city of Warabi

Individual evidence

^ German-Japanese relations. Consulate General of Japan in Frankfurt am Main, accessed July 6, 2016 .

[1] German-Japanese relations. Consulate General of Japan in Frankfurt am Main, accessed July 6, 2016 .