Moroyama, Saitama

Moroyama (毛呂山町, Moroyama-machi) is a town located in Iruma District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

As of July 2008, the town has an estimated population of 39,298 and a density of 1,150 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,000/sq mi). The total area is 34.03 square kilometres (13.14 sq mi).

History

Moroyama, as it is now, was established in 1955 when the old Moroyama Town and Kawakado Village consolidated, taking a large step toward the area's rapid growth from a farm village to an urban town. Road paving and housing developments in the early 1960s brought urbanization, population growth and change to areas previously devoted to mulberry fields. This new urban environment led to changes in the industrial structure including decreases in the agricultural population and an increase in the manufacturing and service industries. Moroyama became a commuter town.

Railways

Moroyama town has four stations.

• JR East Hachikō Line:
  • Moro Station
• Tōbu Ogose Line:
  • Higashi-Moro Station, Bushū-Nagase Station, Kawakado Station

Tourist spots

• Kamakita Lake
• Atarashiki-mura
• Izumo-Iwai-Shinto shrine

Events

• Yabusame

Adjoining cities and towns

• Sakado
• Tsurugashima
• Hidaka
• Hannō
• Ogose, Iruma
• Hatoyama, Hiki