Fukaya, Saitama
| Fukaya 深谷市 |
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| Location of Fukaya in Saitama | |||
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| Coordinates: 36°12′N 139°17′E / 36.2°N 139.283°ECoordinates: 36°12′N 139°17′E / 36.2°N 139.283°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Saitama | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Susumu Kojima (since February 2010) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 137.58 km2 (53.12 sq mi) | ||
| Population (May 1, 2011) | |||
| • Total | 147,505 | ||
| • Density | 1,072.14/km2 (2,776.8/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| City symbols | |||
| - Tree | Camellia | ||
| - Flower | Tulip | ||
| Phone number | 048-571-1211 | ||
| Address | 11-1 Nakamachi, Fukaya-shi, Saitama-ken 366-8501 |
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| Website | City of Fukaya | ||
Fukaya (深谷市 Fukaya-shi) is a city located in the north of Saitama Prefecture, Japan. In the Edo era, it was an inn-town on the Nakasendō (中山道), and grew during this period. It is in the prefecture's leading agricultural area, and claim's to be the biggest producer of leeks in Japan.[citation needed] Fukaya negi are famous. Shibusawa Eiichi, the founder of the first national bank in Japan, was born here. Akagi Nyugyo is a large ice cream company based in Fukaya. They make the famous Gari-Gari-kun ice-pop that tastes like soda, or other flavors. Takinomiya Jinja is a large Shinto shrine in Fukaya.
As of 2006, the city has an estimated population of 147,915 and a population density of 1075 persons per km². The total area is 137.58 km².
The city was founded on January 1, 1955.
On January 1, 2006 the towns of Hanazono, Kawamoto and Okabe, all from Ōsato District, were merged Fukaya.
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[edit] Transportation
[edit] Sister cities
Fukaya has two sister cities:
- Dalby, Queensland, Australia
- Fremont, California, USA[1]
[edit] Education
[edit] Universities
- Saitama Industrial University (埼玉工業大学)
[edit] Senior high schools
- Fukaya Senior High School (埼玉県立深谷高等学校)
- Fukaya Commercial Senior High School (埼玉県立深谷商業高等学校)
- Fukaya Daiichi Senior High School (埼玉県立深谷第一高等学校)
- Kawamoto Senior High School (埼玉県立川本高等学校)
- Shouchi Fukaya Senior High School (私立正智深谷高等学校)
- Tokyo Seitoku University Fukaya Senior High School (私立東京成徳大学深谷高等学校)
[edit] Junior high schools
- Fukaya Junior High School (市立深谷中学校)
- Kamishiba Junior High School (市立上柴中学校)
- Fujisawa Junior High School (市立藤沢中学校)
- Hatara Junior High School (市立幡羅中学校)
- Aketo Junior High School (市立明戸中学校)
- Toyosato Junior High School (市立豊里中学校)
- Nanbu Junior High School (市立岡部中学校)
- Hanazono Junior High School (市立花園中学校)
- Kawamoto Junior High School (市立川本中学校)
- Minami Junior High School (市立南中学校)
[edit] Elementary schools
- Fukaya Elementary School (市立深谷小学校)
- Fukaya West Elementary School (市立深谷西小学校)
- Kamishiba East Elementary School (市立上柴東小学校)
- Kamishiba West Elementary School (市立上柴西小学校)
- Sakuragaoka Elementary School (市立桜ヶ丘小学校)
- Fujisawa Elementary School (市立藤沢小学校)
- Hatara Elementary School (市立幡羅小学校)
- Tokiwa Elementary School (市立常盤小学校)
- Oyori Elementary School (市立大寄小学校)
- Aketo Elementary School (市立明戸小学校)
- Toyosato Elementary School (市立豊里小学校)
- Yatsumoto Elementary School (市立八基小学校)
- Nanbu Elementary School (市立岡部小学校)
- Nanbu West Elementary School (市立岡部西小学校)
- Hanawaza Elementary School (市立榛沢小学校)
- Honjo Elementary School (市立本郷小学校)
- Hanazono Elementary School (市立花園小学校)
- Kawamoto North Elementary School (市立川本北小学校)
- Kawamoto South Elementary School (市立川本南小学校)
[edit] Famous people
- Golgo Matsumoto (tarento, TIM member, originally from Hanazono-cho, aka Masahiko Matsumoto)
- Shibusawa Eiichi (industrialist)
- Yasuo Takei (founder of Takefuji)
- Toriba Hiromichi (founder of Doutor Coffee)
- Mimura (actress)
[edit] References
- ^ "Consolidation of Local Governments in Japan and Effects on Sister City Relationships," Consulate General of Japan, San Francisco
[edit] External links
Media related to Fukaya, Saitama at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Fukaya website (Japanese)
- FukayaRedCrossHospital (Japanese)
- http://www.nicer.go.jp/index_en.html
- http://www.education.fukaya.saitama.jp/
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