FACTOID #53: If you thought Antarctica was inhospitable, think again - its land area is only ninety-eight percent ice. Reassuringly, the other 2% is categorised as "barren rock".
Okegawa (Japanese: 桶川市; -shi) is a city located in Saitama, Japan. 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 73,881 and the density of 2,924.82 persons per km². The total area is 25.26 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 3, 1970. November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...
Approximate areas that the JR Hokkaido, JR East, JR Central, JR West, JR Shikoku, and JR Kyushu Companies cover. ... The Takasaki Line (Japanese: 高崎線 Takasaki Sen) is a 74. ...
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.
Kobaton was made originally as the mascot of the fifty- ninth annual national athletic meeting held in the prefecture in 2004, and was inaugurated as mascot of the prefecture in 2005 with an inauguration ceremony and a letter of appointment from the governor.
Saitama, especially Omiya has been a regional transportation hub for railways and roads for both passengers and cargo.
Tokorozawa, Saitama is home city to the popular and successful proessional baseball team the Seibu Lions who are owned by Seibu and whose home field is the Seibu Dome.
The name "Saitama" originally comes from the Sakitama (å¼çé¡) district of what is now the city of Gyoda in the northern part of what is now known as Saitama Prefecture.
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