Kita-ku, Saitama
Geography. Kita-ward is located in the northwestern side of the city of Saitama. Neighboring Municipalities. Saitama Prefecture History. The villages of Ōsato, Nisshin, and Miyahara were created within Kitaadachi District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The three villages were merged with Ōmiya Town in 1940, becoming part of the city of Ōmiya. On May 1, 2001, Ōmiya merged with Urawa and Yono cities to form the new city of Saitama. When Saitama was proclaimed a designated city in 2003, the northwestern portion of former Ōmiya city consisting of the  three former villages and a portion of the original Ōmiya village became Kita Ward. Economy. A global automotive company, Calsonic Kansei, is headquartered in the ward. Education. Kita-ku has ten elementary schools, five middle schools, three high schools and two special education schools. Transportation. Railway. JR East – Takasaki Line Local attractions. The "Ōmiya Bonsai Village" (officially was created after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake when bonsai nurseries relocated from Tokyo to this area.