Yashio, Saitama

Yashio 八潮市
City
Yashio City office
Flag Seal
Location of Yashio in Saitama Prefecture
Yashio
Coordinates: 35°49′21.1″N 139°50′21.2″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Saitama Prefecture
Area
• Total	18.02 km2 (6.96 sq mi)
Population  (February 2016)
• Total	86,854
• Density	4,820/km2 (12,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Ginkgo biloba
- Flower	Gardenia jasminoides
- Bird	White wagtail
Phone number	048-996-2111
Address	1-2-1 Chūō, Yashio-shi, Saitama 340-8588
Website	http://www.city.yashio.lg.jp/

Yashio (八潮市, Yashio-shi) is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the city had an estimated population of 86,854, and a population density of 4820 persons per km². Its total area is 18.02 square kilometres (6.96 sq mi).

Geography

Located in far southeastern Saitama Prefecture at an elevation of only three meters above sea level, Yashio is on the central reaches of the Naka River, and is approximately 20 kilometers from downtown Tokyo.

Surrounding municipalities

• Saitama Prefecture
  • Sōka
  • Misato
• Tokyo Metropolis
  • Adachi-ku
  • Katsushika-ku

History

The area of modern Yoshikawa was tenryō territory within Shimōsa Province during the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. The village of Yashio was created within Minamisaitama District, Saitama with the merger of the villages of Shiodome, Hachijō and Yahata on 28 September 1956. It was raised to town status on 1 October 1964 and to city status on 15 January 1972.

Economy

Due to this location, Yashio is primarily a distribution center, with a number of industrial parks. It is also bedroom community with part of its population commuting to the Tokyo metropolis for work.

Education

Yashio has ten elementary schools, five middle schools and two high schools.

• Yashio High School
• Yashio Minami High School

Transportation

Railway

• Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company - Tsukuba Express
  • Yashio

Highway

• Shuto Expressway
• Tokyo Gaikan Expressway
• Japan National Route 4
• Japan National Route 298

Noted people from Yashio

• Yohei Otake, professional soccer player
• Kan Otake, professional baseball player

External links

• Official Website (in Japanese)