Saitama Prefecture: Prefecture of Japan
Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県, Saitama-ken) is a prefecture in the Kantō region of Japan on the island of Honshu.
The capital is the city of Saitama.
Saitama 埼玉県 | |
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| Japanese transcription(s) | |
| • Romaji | Saitama-ken |
 Flag  Symbol | |
 Location of Saitama in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 35°51′25″N 139°38′57″E / 35.85694°N 139.64917°E | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Island | Honshū |
| Capital | Saitama |
| ISO 3166 code | JP-11 |
| Website | www |
History
Saitama Prefecture was formerly part of the old Musashi Province.
Geography
Saitama is in the Kantō region. The prefecture shares borders with Chiba Prefecture, Ibaraki Prefecture, Gunma Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, Tochigi Prefecture, Yamanashi Prefecture and Tokyo.
Cities
- Saitama
- Kawaguchi
- Hatogaya
- Shiki
- Kasukabe
- Soka
- Kumagaya
- Higashi-Matsuyama
- Gyoda
- Kuki
- Hasuda
- Okegawa
- Kounosu
- Ageo
- Toda
- Fujimi
- Kawagoe
National Parks
National Parks are established in about 33% of the total land area of the prefecture.
Shrines and Temples
Hikawa jinja is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.
Friendship Cities
- Mexico Estado (2 Oct.1979)
- China Shanxi (27 Oct. 1982)
- Australia Queensland (27 Oct. 1984)
- United States of America Ohio (22 Oct. 1990)
- Deutschland Brandenburg (26 Aug. 1998)
Related pages
References
Other websites
Media related to Saitama prefecture at Wiki Commons
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