Higashimatsuyama, Saitama
| Higashimatsuyama 東松山市 | |||
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Higashimatsuyama City Hall | |||
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 Location of Higashimatsuyama in Saitama Prefecture | |||
  Higashimatsuyama
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| Coordinates: 36°2′31.8″N 139°23′59.7″E / 36.042167°N 139.399917°ECoordinates: 36°2′31.8″N 139°23′59.7″E / 36.042167°N 139.399917°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Saitama Prefecture | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 65.35 km2 (25.23 sq mi) | ||
| Population (February 2016) | |||
| • Total | 91,520 | ||
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (4,000/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Pinus | ||
| Phone number | 0493-23-2221 | ||
| Address | 1-1-58 Matsuba-cho, Higashimatsuyama-shi, Saitama-ken 355-8601 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Higashimatsuyama (東松山市 Higashimatsuyama-shi) is a city located in northern Saitama Prefecture, in the central Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the city had an estimated population of 91,520, with a population density of 1,400 persons per km². The total area was 65.33 km2 (25.22 sq mi)[1]
Geography
Higashimatsuyama is located in the geographic center of Saitama Prefecture.
Surrounding municipalities
History
Higashimatsuyama developed as a castle town from the Kamakura period, and was ruled as an outlier of Kawagoe Domain (later Maebashi Domain) during the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. The modern town of Matsuyama was established within Hiki District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Matsuyama merged with the villages of Ooka, Karako, Takasaka and Nomoto on July1, 1954, and was elevated to city status as Higashimatsuyama. [2]
Economy
Traditionally the economy of Higashimatsuyama was dominated by sericulture and silk weaving. Modern Higashimatsuyama has several industrial parks with a wide variety of light and medium manufacturing. Due to its geographic location, the city also serves as a bedroom community.
Education
Universities
- Daito Bunka University – Higashimatsuyama campus
Primary and secondary education
- Higashimatsuyama has 11 elementary schools, six middle schools and three high schools, as well as one special education school.
Transportation
Railway
Highway
- Kan-Etsu Expressway - Higashimatsuyama IC, Takasaka SA
- National Route 254
- National Route 407
Sister cities
Local attractions
- Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels
- Peony Walk Higashimatsuyama
- Shobo-ji temple
Noted people from Higshimatsuyama
- Takaaki Kajita (born 1959), Physicist and Nobel Laureate[4]
References
- ↑ Higashimatsuyama city official home page statistical data
- ↑ Higashimatsuyama city official home page: Outline of the city
- ↑ Information of Higashimatsuyama City Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- ↑ "Takaaki Kajita - Facts". Nobel Foundation. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
External links
Media related to Higashimatsuyama, Saitama at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (Japanese)
| Wards of Saitama |  | |
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| Core cities | ||
| Special cities | ||
| Cities | ||
| Chichibu District | ||
| Hiki District | ||
| Iruma District | ||
| Kitaadachi District | ||
| Kitakatsushika District | ||
| Kodama District | ||
| Minamisaitama District | ||
| Ōsato District | ||
