Saitama Prefecture

is a prefecture in the Kantō region of Japan on the island of Honshu.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Saitama prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 808; "Kantō"  at p. 479. The capital is the city of Saitama. Saitama City Profile, overview. Retrieved 2012-3-15.

 History 
Saitama Prefecture was formerly part of the old Musashi Province.Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.

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.Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture". Retrieved 2012-3-13.

Shrines and Temples
Hikawa jinja is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.  
"Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2 . Retrieved 2012-3-14.

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 

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