Yoshikawa (Saitama)

Yoshikawa-shi 吉川 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Saitama
Coordinates :	35 ° 53 '  N , 139 ° 50'  E Coordinates: 35 ° 53 '28 "  N , 139 ° 50' 29"  E
Basic data
Surface:	31.62 km²
Residents :	71,763 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	2270 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	11243-7
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Scented flower
Flower :	Rhododendron indicum , azalea
town hall
Address :	Yoshikawa City Hall 2 - 1 - 1 , Yoshikawa Yoshikawa -shi Saitama  342-8501
Website URL:	http://www.city.yoshikawa.saitama.jp
Location of Yoshikawa in Saitama Prefecture

Yoshikawa ( Japanese 吉川 市 , - shi ) is a city in Saitama Prefecture on Honshū , the main island of Japan .

geography

Yoshikawa is west of Nagareyama , east of Koshigaya and north of Misato .

history

The city of Yoshikawa was made Shi on April 1, 1996.

traffic

Yoshikawa Station is on the JR Musashino Line and has connections to Funabashi , Saitama and Fuchu . The place is also on National Road 4 between Tokyo and Aomori .

sons and daughters of the town

• Kazuya Konno (born 1997), football player
• Yūji Nakazawa (* 1978), football player
• Yūki Takahashi (* 1984), motorcycle racer

Neighboring cities and communities

• Saitama Prefecture
  • Koshigaya
  • Misato
  • Sōka
  • Matsubushi
• Chiba prefecture
  • Nagareyama
  • Noda

Town twinning

• Lake Oswego , United States, since 1996
• Ichinoseki , Japan, since 1997

Web links

Commons : Yoshikawa  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files