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Encyclopedia > Chichibu, Saitama
Float in Night Festival, Chichibu
Float in Night Festival, Chichibu

Chichibu (秩父市 Chichibu-shi) is a city located in Saitama, Japan. Night Festival Chichibu, Saitama Saitama prefecture Kanto Honshu Japan I took this photograph and contribute my interest in it to the public domain. ... Night Festival Chichibu, Saitama Saitama prefecture Kanto Honshu Japan I took this photograph and contribute my interest in it to the public domain. ... This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県; Saitama-ken) is located on Honshu island, Japan. ...


As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 58,953 and the density of 441.13 persons per km². The total area is 133.64 km². 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


Though the actual region, with many traditions, has been in existance for hundreds of years, the city was officially founded on April 1, 1950. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...


Annually, on December 3, Chichibu holds a major night festival. It attracts crowds from Chichibu, as well as from Saitama prefecture, neighboring Tokyo, and the Kanto region. The city considers itself to be the inspiration for Gilbert & Sullivan's 1885 play, The Mikado. Long a symbol of Tokyo, the Nijubashi Bridge at the Imperial Palace. ... Kanto region, Japan The Kanto region (関東地方 Kantō-chihō) is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island in Japan. ... The Mikado, or The Town of Titipu, is a comic Gilbert and Sullivan operetta in two acts. ...


External links

  • Official website in Japanese
  Saitama Prefecture Symbol of Saitama Prefecture
Cities
Ageo | Asaka | Chichibu | Fujimi | Fukaya | Gyoda | Hanno | Hanyu | Hasuda | Hatogaya | Hidaka | Higashimatsuyama | Honjo | Iruma | Iwatsuki | Kamifukuoka | Kasukabe | Kawagoe | Kawaguchi | Kazo | Kitamoto | Koshigaya | Kounosu | Kuki | Kumagaya | Misato | Niiza | Okegawa | Saitama (capital) | Sakado | Satte | Sayama | Shiki | Soka | Toda | Tokorozawa | Tsurugashima | Wako | Warabi | Yashio | Yoshikawa
Districts
Chichibu | Hiki | Iruma | Kitaadachi | Kitakatsushika | Kitasaitama | Kodama | Minamisaitama | Osato
  See also: Towns and villages by district edit

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Chichibu, Saitama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (122 words)
Chichibu (秩父市 Chichibu-shi) is a city located in Saitama, Japan.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 58,953 and the density of 441.13 persons per km².
It attracts crowds from Chichibu, as well as from Saitama prefecture, neighboring Tokyo, and the Kanto region.
Encyclopedia: Saitama prefecture (5195 words)
Saitama prefecture was formerly part of the old Musashi Province, which included Tokyo and other areas as well.
Saitama Prefecture is bordered by Tokyo, Chiba, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Nagano, and Yamanashi.
Omiya (大宮区; -ku) is a ward of Saitama.
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