Country Japan Prefecture Saitama Prefecture - Flower Chrysanthemum Local time Saturday 12:25 AM | Region Kantō - Tree Zelkova serrata Population 326,313 (2010) | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Weather 3°C, Wind W at 14 km/h, 60% Humidity Colleges and Universities Bunkyo University, Saitama Prefectural University, Saitama Toho Junior Co, Bunkyo University - Koshigaya | ||
Koshigaya (越谷市, Koshigaya-shi) is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, in the central Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the city had an estimated population of 337,071 and a population density of 5,610 persons per km². Its total area was 60.24 square kilometres (23.26 sq mi). It is famous for producing daruma dolls.
Contents
- Map of Koshigaya Saitama Prefecture Japan
- Geography
- Surrounding municipalities
- History
- Economy
- Education
- Railway
- Highway
- Twin towns and sister cities
- Local attractions
- Noted people
- References
Map of Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Geography
Koshigaya is situated in eastern Saitama Prefecture, about 30 km from downtown Tokyo, along the banks of the Motoarakawa River.
Surrounding municipalities
History
Koshigaya-shuku prospered during the Edo period as a post station on the Nikkō Kaidō and the Ōshū Kaidō highways, and the town served as the temporary residence of the Tokugawa shogun after the 1657 Great Fire of Meireki which destroyed Edo Castle.
The modern town of Koshigaya (then spelled 越ヶ谷) was created within Minamisaitama District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It annexed the neighboring villages of Ozawa, Niikata, Sakurai, Obukuro, Ogishima, Dewa, Gamo, Osagami, and Masubayashi on November 3, 1954 and changed the spelling if its name to its present form. Koshigaya annexed neighboring village of Soka on November 3, 1955. Koshigaya was elevated to city status on November 3, 1958. Koshigaya was elevated further to special city status on April 1, 2003 and to core city status on April 1, 2015.
Economy
Koshigaya is a major regional commercial center with a diversified industrial base.