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Country
  
District
  
- Flower
  
Sakura

Population
  
8,470 (Feb 2016)

Region
  
Kantō

- Tree
  
Acer

Area
  
49.36 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 3:46 PM

Prefecture
  
Yokoze, Saitama httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Time zone
  
Weather
  
16°C, Wind N at 18 km/h, 69% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Buko Hot Spring, Mount Bukō, Saizen‑ji (Chichibu Sanjūyon, Takegawadake

Yokoze (横瀬町, Yokoze-machi) is a town located in Chichibu District, Saitama Prefecture, in the central Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the town had an estimated population of 8,470 and a population density of 172 persons per km². Its total area was 49.26 square kilometres (19.02 sq mi).

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Map of Yokoze, Chichibu District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Geography

Located in western Saitama Prefecture to the north of Mount Bukō, Yokoze is in the southeast portion of the Chichibu Plains. It is only 1.5 kilometers from the center of the city of Chichibu.

Surrounding municipalities

  • Saitama Prefecture
  • Chichibu
  • Hannō
  • Tokigawa
  • History

    The village of Yokoze was created within Chichibu District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889, and was elevated to town status on October 1, 1984.

    Economy

    Yokoze is largely a bedroom community due to its proximity to the city of Chichibu.

    Education

    Yokoze has one elementary schools and one middle school.

    Railway

  • Chichibu Railway - Seibu Ikebukuro Line/Seibu Chichibu Line
  • Ashigakubo - Yokoze
  • Highway

  • Japan National Route 299
  • Local attractions

  • Mount Bukō
  • Chichibu 34 Kannon Sanctuary
  • References

    Yokoze, Saitama Wikipedia


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