Saitama Prefecture

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. 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 Prefecture, 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 References Other websites Media related to Saitama prefecture at Wikimedia Commons