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Encyclopedia > Niiza, Saitama

Niiza (Japanese: 新座市; -shi) is a city located in Saitama, Japan, and is essentially a suburb of the Tokyo conurbation. This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県; Saitama-ken) is located on Honshu island, Japan. ... View of Tokyos Shibuya district Long a symbol of Tokyo, the Nijubashi Bridge at the Kokyo Imperial Palace. ...


As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 150,530 and the density of 6,602.19 persons per km². The total area is 22.80 km². 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


The city was founded on November 1, 1970. November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...


On April 7, 2003, Niiza gave the anime character Astro Boy an honorary citizenship to mark the date given as his birthdate in the original manga. April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is the current Anime Collaboration of the Week. ... Astro Boy Volume 1 (English version) Astro Boy is the American title for the Japanese animated series Tetsuwan Atomu (鉄腕アトム), which roughly translates to Mighty Atom (literally Iron-arm Atom); first broadcast on Japanese television from 1963 to 1966. ... A page from the Marmalade Boy manga, volume 1 (Japanese version) Manga (漫画) is the Japanese word for comics and/or cartoons (not necessarily animated, this includes print cartoons); outside of Japan, it usually refers specifically to Japanese comics. ...


External links

  • Niiza official website in Japanese
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Niiza, Saitama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (124 words)
Niiza (Japanese: 新座市; -shi) is a city located in Saitama, Japan, and is essentially a suburb of the Tokyo conurbation.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 150,530 and the density of 6,602.19 persons per km².
On April 7, 2003, Niiza gave the anime character Astro Boy an honorary citizenship to mark the date given as his birthdate in the original manga.
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