Saitama Prefecture facts for kids
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.
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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,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
- Provinces of Japan
- Prefectures of Japan
- List of regions of Japan
- List of islands of Japan
- Urawa Red Diamonds
- Omiya Ardija
Images for kids
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The prefectural government building of Saitama in the early 20th century
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Saitama Stadium 2002.
See also
In Spanish: Prefectura de Saitama para niños
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