Miyashiro, Saitama

Miyashiro 宮代町
Town
Miyashiro town office
Flag Seal
Location of Miyashiro in Saitama Prefecture
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Saitama Prefecture
District	Minamisaitama
Area
• Total	15.95 km2 (6.16 sq mi)
Population  (February 2016)
• Total	33,927
• Density	2,130/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Castanopsis
- Flower	Magnolia liliiflora
Phone number	0480-34-1111
Address	1-4-1 Kasahara, Miyashiro-machi, Minamisaitama-gun, Saitama-ken 345-8504
Website	Official website

Tobu Zoo

Miyashiro (宮代町, Miyashiro-machi) is a town located in Minamisaitama District, Saitama Prefecture, in the central Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the town had an estimated population of 33,927 and a population density of 2130 persons per km². Its total area was 15.95 square kilometres (6.16 sq mi).

Geography

Miyashiro is located in central-west Saitama Prefecture.

Surrounding municipalities

• Saitama Prefecture
  • Kasukabe
  • Shiraoka
  • Kuki
  • Sugito

History

The villages of Monma and Suka were created within Minamisaitama District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The two villages were merged on July 20, 1955 to form the town of Miyashiro. Ina was elevated to town status on November 1, 1970. The origin of the town's name comes from the shrines of the largest villages. "Miya" was taken from Himemiya shrine (姫宮神社) in Himemiya village and "shiro" from Konoshiro shrine (身代神社) in Suka village.

Economy

The economy of Miyashiro is primarily agricultural.

Education

• Nippon Institute of Technology
• Miyashiro has four elementary schools, three middle schools, one high school and one special education school.

Transportation

Railway

• Tobu Railway - Tobu Isesaki Line/Tobu Skytree Line
  • Himemiya - Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen - Wado
• Tobu Railway - Tobu Nikko Line
  • Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen

Highway

• Ken-Ō Expressway

Local attractions

• Tōbu Zoo (東武動物公園, Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen), a zoological-amusement park complex which is owned by the Tōbu Group.

Noted people from Miyashiro

• Mariko Kouda, voice actress

External links

Media related to Miyashiro, Saitama at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website Template:Jp icon