Editing Saitama Prefecture

{{Short description|Prefecture of Japan}}
{{Hatnote|Not to be confused with the main character of the popular anime [[One Punch Man]], Saitama.}}
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  | caption3 = ''[[Lycoris radiata]]'' in [[:ja:巾着田|Kinchakuda]]
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| seat                     = [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]]
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| p1                       = [[Districts of Japan|Districts]]: 8
| p2                       = [[Municipalities of Japan|Municipalities]]: 63
| leader_title             = [[List of prefectural governors in Japan|Governor]]
| leader_name              = [[Motohiro Ōno]]
| area_total_km2           = 3797.75
| area_water_percent       = 0.5
| area_rank                = [[List of Japanese prefectures by area|39th]]
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| population_total         = 7338536
| population_as_of         = January 1, 2020
| population_rank          = [[List of Japanese prefectures by population|5th]]
| population_density_km2   = auto
| demographics_type2              = GDP 
| demographics2_footnotes         = <ref>{{Cite web |title=2020年度国民経済計算（2015年基準・2008SNA） : 経済社会総合研究所 - 内閣府 |url=https://www.esri.cao.go.jp/jp/sna/data/data_list/kakuhou/files/2020/2020_kaku_top.html |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=内閣府ホームページ |language=ja}}</ref>
| demographics2_title1            = Total
| demographics2_info1   = [[JP¥]]23,643 billion<br />[[US$]]216.9 billion (2019)
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| bird     = [[Eurasian collared dove]] (''Streptopelia decaocto'')
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| flower   = Primrose (''[[Primula sieboldii]]'')
| tree     = Keyaki (''[[Zelkova serrata]]'')
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| anthem                   = [[:ja:埼玉県歌|Saitama kenka]]
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{{Nihongo|'''Saitama Prefecture'''|埼玉県|Saitama-ken|{{IPA|ja|saꜜi.ta.ma, sai.ta.maꜜ.keɴ}}<ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典|publisher=NHK Publishing|editor=NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute|date=24 May 2016|lang=ja}}</ref>}} is a [[Landlocked country|landlocked]] [[Prefectures of Japan|prefecture]] of Japan located in the [[Kantō region]] of Honshu.<ref>Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Saitama prefecture" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 808|page=808}}; "Kantō" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|p. 479|page=479}}.</ref> Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (January 1, 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 [[Square kilometre|km<sup>2</sup>]] (1,466 [[Square mile|sq mi]]). Saitama Prefecture borders [[Tochigi Prefecture]] and [[Gunma Prefecture]] to the north, [[Nagano Prefecture]] to the west, [[Yamanashi Prefecture]] to the southwest, [[Tokyo]] to the south, [[Chiba Prefecture]] to the southeast, and [[Ibaraki Prefecture]] to the northeast.

[[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]] is the capital and largest city of Saitama Prefecture, with other major cities including [[Kawaguchi, Saitama|Kawaguchi]], [[Kawagoe, Saitama|Kawagoe]], and [[Tokorozawa, Saitama|Tokorozawa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.saitama.jp/en/profile/e_profile.html|title=Profile of Saitama City|website=City.saitama.jp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319103602/http://www.city.saitama.jp/en/profile/e_profile.html|archive-date=March 19, 2008}}</ref>

== History of Kujiki ==
{{more citations needed section|date=November 2021}}
According to ''Sendai Kuji Hongi'' ({{Lang|ja-latn|[[Kujiki]]}}), Chichibu was one of 137 provinces during the reign of [[Emperor Sujin]].<ref>Enbutsu, Sumiko. (1990). [http://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&hl=en&q=kujiki+%2B+chichibu&btnG=  ''Chichibu: Japan's hidden treasure,'' p. 13] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016050040/http://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&hl=en&q=kujiki+%2B+chichibu&btnG= |date=2020-10-16 }}.</ref> [[Chichibu Province]] was in western Saitama.

The area that would become Saitama Prefecture in the 19th century is part of [[Musashi Province]] in the [[Ritsuryō]] (or ryō-system; ritsu stands for the penal code, ryō for the administrative code) Imperial administration of antiquity (see [[Provinces of Japan]] and the [[Gokishichidō|5 (go) capital area provinces (ki)/7 (shichi) circuits (dō)]] system) which was nominally revived in the Meiji restoration but has lost much of its administrative function since the Middle Ages.<ref>Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|p. 780|page=780}}.</ref> [[Saitama District, Musashi|Saitama District]] ''(Saitama-gun)'' was one of Musashi's 21 ritsuryō [[Districts of Japan|districts]].

In the fifth year of the [[Keiun]] [[Japanese era names|era]] (708), deposits of copper were reported to have been found in the [[Chichibu District, Saitama|Chichibu District]] of what is now Saitama Prefecture.

The Saitama area was historically known as a fertile agricultural region which produced much of the food for the Kantō region. During the [[Edo period]], many ''[[fudai]] [[daimyō]]s'' ruled small domains within the Saitama area.

At the end of the early modern [[Edo period]], large parts of present-day Saitama were part of the shogunate domain (''[[tenryō|baku-ryō]]'') or the often subsumed holdings of smaller vassals ''([[hatamoto]]-ryō)'' around Edo, major areas were part of the fiefdoms ''([[Han system|-han]])'' [[Kawagoe Domain|Kawagoe]] (ruled by Matsui/[[Matsudaira clan|Matsudaira]], ''fudai''), [[Oshi Domain|Oshi]] (Okudaira-Matsudaira, ''fudai'') and [[Iwatsuki Domain|Iwatsuki]] ([[Ōoka clan|Ōoka]], ''fudai''); few territories were held by domains seated in other provinces.

[[File:Saitama Prefectural Office in the Taisho era.JPG|thumb|The prefectural government building of Saitama in the early 20th century]]
In the [[Meiji Restoration]], after being briefly united with other rural shogunate territories in Musashi under Musashi governors ''(Musashi chikenji)'', many former shogunate/hatamoto territories in Northwestern Musashi became '''Ōmiya Prefecture''' (大宮県, ''Ōmiya-ken''), soon renamed to '''Urawa''' (浦和県, ''-ken'') in 1868/69, with some territories held by other short-lived prefectures ({{ill|Iwahana Prefecture|ja|岩鼻県|lt=Iwahana}}/later mainly Gunma and {{ill|Nirayama Prefecture|ja|韮山県|lt=Nirayama}}/later mainly Shizuoka, Kanagawa and Tokyo). In the [[Abolition of the han system|replacement of ''-han'' with ''-ken'']], the associated territorial consolidation (removal of feudal era ex-/enclaves) and first wave of prefectural mergers in 1871/72, Oshi and Iwatsuki prefectures were merged into Urawa; after consolidation, it consisted of the entire Saitama District and Northern parts of [[Adachi District, Musashi|Adachi]] and [[Katsushika District, Musashi|Katsushika]] (But at that time, "major and minor districts", 大区, ''daiku'' and 小区, ''shōku'', served as administrative subdivisions) and was renamed to '''Saitama'''. The government of the prefecture was to be set up in Iwatsuki Town, Saitama District in November 1871 by the [[Dajōkan]] ordinance to set up the prefecture, but ultimately remained in Urawa's previous prefectural government seat in Urawa Town in Adachi District.

Kawagoe Prefecture was consolidated with other territories into {{ill|Iruma Prefecture|ja|入間県}} (入間県, ''Iruma-ken''; government seat unchanged from Kawagoe domain/prefecture: Kawagoe Town, Iruma District) which consisted of 13 districts of Musashi in the Western part of present-day Saitama. In 1873, Iruma was merged with [[Gunma Prefecture|Gunma]] (capital: Takasaki Town, Gunma District) to become [[Kumagaya Prefecture|Kumagaya]] (capital: Kumagaya Town, Ōsato District). But Kumagaya was split up again in 1876: The area of Kōzuke province came back as a second Gunma prefecture, and the territories in Musashi province/former Iruma prefecture were merged into Saitama. Except for the transfer of a few municipalities to [[Tokyo]] in the 1890s/1900s (see below) and several smaller, 20th century changes through cross-prefectural municipal mergers or transfers of neighbourhoods, Saitama had reached its present extent.

[[File:SaitamaPref-counties.svg|thumb|The nine 19th/20th century districts of Saitama with 21st century municipal borders overlayed. From the East, dark violet: North Katsushika, light blue: North Saitama, dark blue: South Saitama, pink: North Adachi, orange: Iruma, pale yellow: Hiki, dark green: Ōsato, pale green: Kodama, purple: Chichibu.]]
In the modern reactivation of districts as administrative unit in 1878/79, Saitama was subdivided into originally 18 districts based on the ancient divisions of Musashi, but with only nine (joint) district government offices, and the number of districts was formally merged down to nine in 1896/97: [[Kita-Adachi District, Saitama|North Adachi]], [[Iruma District, Saitama|Iruma]], [[Hiki District, Saitama|Hiki]], [[Chichibu District, Saitama|Chichibu]], [[Kodama District, Saitama|Kodama]], [[Ōsato District, Saitama|Ōsato]], [[Kita-Saitama District, Saitama|North Saitama]], [[Minami-Saitama District, Saitama|South Saitama]], and [[Kita-Katsushika District, Saitama|North Katsushika]]. [[Niikura District, Musashi|Niikura (also known as Niiza, Shiki or Shiragi)]], one of the original 1878/79 modern districts, was first merged into North Adachi in 1896, but a substantial part of its former territory was subsequently transferred to the [[Kita-Tama District, Tokyo|North Tama]] and [[Kita-Toshima District, Tokyo|North Toshima]] districts of Tokyo. In the creation of [[Municipalities of Japan|modern cities, towns and villages]] in 1889, these districts were subdivided into originally 40 [[Towns of Japan|towns]] and 368 [[Villages of Japan|villages]]. The first [[Cities of Japan|city]] in Saitama was only established in 1922 when Kawagoe Town from Iruma District became [[Kawagoe, Saitama|Kawagoe City]]. The prefectural capital, Urawa in North Adachi, remained a town until 1934. After the Great Shōwa mergers of the 1950s, the number of municipalities in Saitama had shrunk to 95, including 23 cities by then. The Great Heisei mergers of the 2000s pushed the number below 70.

After [[World War II]], as Tokyo expanded rapidly and modern transportation allowed longer commutes, the lack of available land in Tokyo led to the rapid development of Saitama Prefecture, where the population has nearly tripled since 1960. Most of the cities in the prefecture are closely connected to downtown Tokyo by metropolitan rail, and operate largely as residential and commercial suburbs of Tokyo.

In 2001, [[Urawa, Saitama|Urawa City]] was merged with [[Ōmiya, Saitama|Ōmiya City]] and [[Yono, Saitama|Yono City]] to create [[Saitama City]] (''Saitama-shi''; but unlike the district or the prefecture written with [[Kana]]) as the new enlarged capital. It became the prefecture's first (and so far only) [[Designated cities of Japan|designated major city]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url-status=dead|website=Saitama prefectural government |url=https://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/a0301/saitama-profile/documents/5-01b.pdf|script-title=ja:埼玉県近現代史主要年表|lang=Japanese|trans-title=Saitama prefectural modern history [1868–2016] chronological table of major events |access-date=June 27, 2020|archive-date=June 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627165351/https://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/a0301/saitama-profile/documents/5-01b.pdf }}</ref>

== Geography ==
[[File:Saitama-ken géolocalisation relief.svg|thumb|The [[Tone River|Tone river]] is part of Saitama's northern border. The [[Arakawa River (Kanto)|Ara]] and [[Edo River|Edo river]]s drain a large part of Saitama.<ref>[[MLIT]], [[Kantō region]]al development bureau: [https://www.ktr.mlit.go.jp/tonejo/tonejo00185.html 利根川の東遷] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629012356/https://www.ktr.mlit.go.jp/tonejo/tonejo00185.html |date=2020-06-29 }} (Japanese: ''Tonegawa no tōsen''; "Eastward shift of the Tone river")</ref>]]
[[File:Map of Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|thumb|Map of Saitama Prefecture<br />{{legend0|#D8E|Government Ordinance Designated City}} {{legend0|#EAB|City}} {{legend0|#ED9|Town}} {{legend0|#BFE|Village}}]]
{{historical populations|13=1890|14=1,081,121|15=1903|16=1,240,280|17=1913|18=1,343,674|19=1920|20=1,319,533|21=1925|22=1,394,461|23=1930|24=1,459,172|25=1935|26=1,528,854|27=1940|28=1,608,039|29=1945|30=2,047,261|31=1950|32=2,146,445|33=1955|34=2,262,623|35=1960|36=2,430,871|37=1965|38=3,014,983|39=1970|40=3,866,472|41=1975|42=4,821,340|43=1980|44=5,420,480|45=1985|46=5,863,678|47=1990|48=6,405,319|49=1995|50=6,759,311|51=2000|52=6,938,006|53=2005|54=7,054,243|55=2010|56=7,194,556|57=2015|58=7,261,271|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stat.go.jp/english/index.html|title=Statistics Bureau Home Page|website=www.stat.go.jp|access-date=2022-05-12|archive-date=2022-05-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512233027/https://www.stat.go.jp/english/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
Saitama Prefecture is bordered by [[Tokyo]], [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]], [[Ibaraki Prefecture|Ibaraki]], [[Tochigi Prefecture|Tochigi]], [[Gunma Prefecture|Gunma]], [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]], and [[Yamanashi Prefecture|Yamanashi]] Prefectures. It is located central-west of the Kanto region, measuring 103&nbsp;km from east to west and 52&nbsp;km from north to south.  At 3,797.75&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, it ranks as the ninth-smallest prefecture. The eastern border with [[Chiba Prefecture]] is defined by the [[Edo River]]. The northern and north-western border lines with [[Gunma Prefecture]] are marked by the [[Tone River]] and the [[Kanagawa River]] and the [[drainage divide]]s of the [[Arakawa River (Kanto)|Arakawa River]] and Kanagawa River. The southwestern border is defined by the drainage divides of the Arakawa River, [[Tama River]], and [[Fuefuki River]]. The eastern section of the southern border line, however, does not overlap with any geological feature.

The topography of Saitama Prefecture is largely divided by the Hachiōji Tectonic Line, which runs through [[Kodama, Saitama|Kodama]], [[Ogawa, Saitama|Ogawa]], and [[Hannō, Saitama|Hannō]], into the western mountain area and the eastern lowland area. The altitude, highest on the western side, gradually lowers eastward from mountain ranges to hills to plateaus to lowlands. The eastern lowlands and plateaus occupy 67.3% of the area.<ref>{{cite web|author=埼玉県総務部広聴広報課 |url=http://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/kodomo/ken/kisyoh.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206034809/http://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/kodomo/ken/kisyoh.htm |archive-date=2008-02-06 |title=埼玉県／彩の国わくわくこどもページ／県のあらまし／土地・気象 |date=2008-02-06 |access-date=2010-12-07}}</ref>

The eastern side, part of the [[Kantō Plain]], can be further divided into nine separate expanses of hills and ten plateaus.  The former occupy small areas neighboring the Kantō Mount Range, including the Hiki Hills and Sayama Hills. The latter are mainly surrounded by alluvial flood plains. In the southeastern portion of the prefecture, the Ōmiya Plateau stands in a southeastward direction, sandwiched by the Furutone River to the east and the Arakawa River to the west.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/A08/BG00/kasen/koumoku/kasen2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040928022615/http://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/A08/BG00/kasen/koumoku/kasen2.html |archive-date=2004-09-28 |title=地形と歴史 |date=2004-09-28 |access-date=2010-12-07}}</ref>

The western side of the prefecture belongs to the [[Kantō Mountains|Kantō Mountain Range]] with Chichibu Basin located in its center. The area to the west of the basin features high peaks such as [[Mount Sanpō]] (2,483 m; 三宝山, ''Sanpō-yama'' according to the GSI, but often read ''Sanpō-zan''<!--according to [[:ja:三宝山]] or many online search hits, even on pref. gov. pages for children: https://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/a0206/kodomo/data01_tochi-kishou.html!-->) on the Western border with Nagano, Saitama's highest mountain,<ref>[[Geospatial Information Authority of Japan|GSI]]: [https://www.gsi.go.jp/kihonjohochousa/kihonjohochousa41196.html 都道府県の最高地点] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704135108/https://www.gsi.go.jp/kihonjohochousa/kihonjohochousa41196.html |date=2020-07-04 }} (Japanese, ''-to/-dō/-fu/-ken no saikōchiten''; "highest points of each prefecture"), retrieved June 27, 2020.</ref> and [[Mount Kobushi|Mount Kōbushi]] (2,475 m), in which the Arakawa River has its source. Most of the land is contained in [[Chichibu Tama Kai National Park]]. The area to east of the basin consists of relatively low mountains.

=== Cities ===
{{See also|List of cities in Saitama Prefecture by population}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" |Name
! rowspan="2" |Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
! rowspan="2" |Population
! rowspan="2" |Population density (per km<sup>2</sup>)
! rowspan="2" |Map
|-
![[Romanization of Japanese|Rōmaji]]
![[Kanji]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Ageo, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Ageo]]
|上尾市
|45.51
|229,517
|5043.22
|[[File:Ageo in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Asaka, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Asaka, Saitama|Asaka]]
|朝霞市
|18.34
|143,195
|7807.80
|[[File:Asaka in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Chichibu, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Chichibu, Saitama|Chichibu]]
|秩父市
|577.83
|61,159
|105.84
|[[File:Chichibu in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Fujimi, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Fujimi, Saitama|Fujimi]]
|富士見市
|19.77
|112,211
|5675.82
|[[File:Fujimi in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Fujimino, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Fujimino, Saitama|Fujimino]]
|ふじみ野市
|14.64
|114,566
|7825.55
|[[File:Fujimino in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Fukaya Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Fukaya]]
|深谷市
|138.37
|142,803
|1032.04
|[[File:Fukaya in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Gyoda, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Gyōda]]
|行田市
|67.49
|80,236
|1188.86
|[[File:Gyoda in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Hanno Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Hannō, Saitama|Hannō]]
|飯能市
|193.05
|79,123
|409.86
|[[File:Hanno in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Hanyu, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Hanyū, Saitama|Hanyū]]
|羽生市
|58.64
|54,304
|926.06
|[[File:Hanyu in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Hasuda Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Hasuda, Saitama|Hasuda]]
|蓮田市
|27.28
|61,540
|2255.87
|[[File:Hasuda in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Hidaka, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Hidaka, Saitama|Hidaka]]
|日高市
|47.48
|55,294
|1164.58
|[[File:Hidaka in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Higashimatsuyama, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Higashimatsuyama, Saitama|Higashimatsuyama]]
|東松山市
|65.33
|90,456
|1384.60
|[[File:Higashimatsuyama in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Honjo, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Honjō, Saitama|Honjō]]
|本庄市
|89.69
|77,900
|868.55
|[[File:Honjo in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Iruma, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Iruma, Saitama|Iruma]]
|入間市
|44.69
|147,166
|3293.04
|[[File: Iruma in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kasukabe, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kasukabe, Saitama|Kasukabe]]
|春日部市
|66.00
|233,278
|3534.52
|[[File: Kasukabe in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kawagoe, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kawagoe, Saitama|Kawagoe]]
|川越市
|109.13
|353,214
|3236.64
|[[File: Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kawaguchi, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kawaguchi, Saitama|Kawaguchi]]
|川口市
|61.95
|607,373
|9804.25
|[[File: Kawaguchi in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kazo Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kazo, Saitama|Kazo]]
|加須市
|133.30
|112,792
|846.15
|[[File: Kazo in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kitamoto, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kitamoto, Saitama|Kitamoto]]
|北本市
|19.82
|66,022
|3331.08
|[[File: Kitamoto in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kōnosu, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kōnosu, Saitama|Kōnosu]]
|鴻巣市
|67.44
|117,995
|1749.63
|[[File: Konosu in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Koshigaya, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Koshigaya, Saitama|Koshigaya]]
|越谷市
|60.24
|345,353
|5732.95
|[[File: Koshigaya in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kuki Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kuki, Saitama|Kuki]]
|久喜市
|82.41
|152,569
|1851.34
|[[File: Kuki in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kumagaya, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kumagaya, Saitama|Kumagaya]]
|熊谷市
|159.82
|195,227
|1221.54
|[[File: Location of Kumagaya city Saitama prefecture Japan.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Misato, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Misato, Saitama (city)|Misato]]
|三郷市
|30.13
|142,835
|4740.62
|[[File: Misato in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Niiza, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Niiza, Saitama|Niiza]]
|新座市
|22.78
|166,208
|7296.23
|[[File: Niiza in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Okegawa, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Okegawa, Saitama|Okegawa]]
|桶川市
|25.35
|75,218
|2967.18
|[[File: Okegawa in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Saitama, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]] (capital)
|さいたま市
|217.43
|1,324,854
|6093.24
|[[File: Saitama in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Sakado, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Sakado, Saitama|Sakado]]
|坂戸市
|41.02
|100,612
|2452.76
|[[File: Sakado in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Satte Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Satte, Saitama|Satte]]
|幸手市
|33.93
|50,256
|1481.17
|[[File: Satte in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Sayama, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Sayama, Saitama|Sayama]]
|狭山市
|48.99
|149,826
|3058.30
|[[File: Sayama in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Shiki, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Shiki, Saitama|Shiki]]
|志木市
|9.05
|76,445
|8446.96
|[[File: Shiki in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Shiraoka Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Shiraoka, Saitama|Shiraoka]]
|白岡市
|24.92
|52,431
|2103.97
|[[File: Shiraoka in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Soka, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Sōka, Saitama|Sōka]]
|草加市
|27.46
|249,645
|9091.22
|[[File: Soka in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Toda, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Toda, Saitama|Toda]]
|戸田市
|18.19
|140,902
|7746.12
|[[File: Toda in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Tokorozawa, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Tokorozawa, Saitama|Tokorozawa]]
|所沢市
|72.11
|344,194
|4773.18
|[[File: Tokorozawa in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Tsurugashima Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Tsurugashima, Saitama|Tsurugashima]]
|鶴ヶ島市
|17.65
|69,937
|3962.44
|[[File: Tsurugashima in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Wako, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Wakō, Saitama|Wakō]]
|和光市
|11.04
|84,161
|7623.28
|[[File: Wako in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Warabi, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Warabi, Saitama|Warabi]]
|蕨市
|5.11
|75,679
|14809.98
|[[File: Warabi in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Yashio Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Yashio, Saitama|Yashio]]
|八潮市
|18.02
|92,512
|5133.85
|[[File: Yashio in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Yoshikawa, Saitama.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Yoshikawa, Saitama|Yoshikawa]]
|吉川市
|31.7
|73,262
|2311.10
|[[File: Yoshikawa in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|}

=== Towns and villages ===
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These are the towns and villages in each [[Districts of Japan|district]]:

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*[[Chichibu District, Saitama|Chichibu District]]
**[[Higashichichibu, Saitama|Higashichichibu]]
**[[Minano, Saitama|Minano]]
**[[Nagatoro, Saitama|Nagatoro]]
**[[Ogano, Saitama|Ogano]]
**[[Yokoze, Saitama|Yokoze]]
{{col-break}}
*[[Hiki District, Saitama|Hiki District]]
**[[Hatoyama, Saitama|Hatoyama]]
**[[Kawajima, Saitama|Kawajima]]
**[[Namegawa, Saitama|Namegawa]]
**[[Ogawa, Saitama|Ogawa]]
**[[Ranzan, Saitama|Ranzan]]
**[[Tokigawa, Saitama|Tokigawa]]
**[[Yoshimi, Saitama|Yoshimi]]
{{col-break}}
*[[Iruma District, Saitama|Iruma District]]
**[[Miyoshi, Saitama|Miyoshi]]
**[[Moroyama, Saitama|Moroyama]]
**[[Ogose, Saitama|Ogose]]
*[[Kita-Adachi District, Saitama|Kitaadachi District]]
**[[Ina, Saitama|Ina]]
*[[Kita-Katsushika District, Saitama|Kitakatsushika District]]
**[[Matsubushi, Saitama|Matsubushi]]
**[[Sugito, Saitama|Sugito]]
{{col-break}}
*[[Kodama District, Saitama|Kodama District]]
**[[Kamikawa, Saitama|Kamikawa]]
**[[Kamisato, Saitama|Kamisato]]
**[[Misato, Saitama (town)|Misato]]
*[[Minami-Saitama District, Saitama|Minamisaitama District]]
**[[Miyashiro, Saitama|Miyashiro]]
*[[Ōsato District, Saitama|Ōsato District]]
**[[Yorii, Saitama|Yorii]]
{{col-end}}

=== Mergers ===
{{main|List of mergers in Saitama Prefecture}}

== Transportation ==
Radial transportation to and from Tokyo dominates transportation in the prefecture. Circular routes were constructed as bypasses to avoid congestion in central Tokyo.

=== Roads ===
The [[Jōban Expressway|Jōban]], [[Kan-etsu Expressway|Kan-etsu]], [[Shuto Expressway|Shuto]], [[Tōhoku Expressway|Tōhoku]], and [[Tokyo-Gaikan Expressway|Tokyo-Gaikan]] [[expressways of Japan|expressways]] form parts of the nationwide expressway network. National highway Routes [[Japan National Route 4|4]], [[Japan National Route 16|16]], and [[Japan National Route 17|17]] are important routes in Kantō region.

=== Railways ===
[[Ōmiya Station (Saitama)|Ōmiya Station]] in Saitama City forms [[East Japan Railway Company]]'s northern [[transportation hub#Public transport|hub]] station in the Greater Tokyo Area, offering transfers to and from [[Shinkansen]] high-speed lines. The [[Musashino Line|Musashino]] serves as a freight bypass line as well as a passenger line.
[[Chichibu Railway]] the northwestern,
[[Seibu Railway]] the southwestern,
[[Tobu Railway]] the midwestern and the eastern,
the [[New Shuttle]] and [[Saitama Railway]] the southeastern
parts of the prefecture respectively.
The [[Tsukuba Express]] line crosses the southeastern corner of the prefecture.
*[[East Japan Railway Company]]
**[[Tōhoku Shinkansen]]
**[[Jōetsu Shinkansen]]
**[[Utsunomiya Line]] ([[Tōhoku Main Line]])
**[[Takasaki Line]]
**[[Shōnan-Shinjuku Line]]
**[[Keihin-Tōhoku Line]]
**[[Saikyō Line]]
**[[Musashino Line]]
**[[Kawagoe Line]]
**[[Hachikō Line]]
*[[Tobu Railway|Tobu]]
**[[Tobu Isesaki Line|Isesaki Line]]
**[[Tobu Tojo Line|Tojo Line]]
**[[Tobu Nikko Line|Nikko Line]]
**[[Tobu Noda Line|Noda Line]]
**[[Tobu Skytree Line|Skytree Line]]
*[[Seibu Railway|Seibu]]
**[[Seibu Ikebukuro Line|Ikebukuro Line]]
**[[Seibu Shinjuku Line|Shinjuku Line]]
**[[Seibu Chichibu Line|Chichibu Line]]
**[[Seibu Sayama Line|Sayama Line]]
*[[Tokyo Metro]]
**[[Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line|Fukutoshin Line]]
**[[Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line|Yurakucho Line]]
*[[Tsukuba Express]]
*[[Saitama Rapid Railway Line]]
*[[Chichibu Railway]]
**[[Chichibu Mainline]]
**Mikajiri Line

===People movers===
*[[Saitama New Urban Transit]] (New Shuttle)
*[[Seibu Yamaguchi Line]] (Leo Liner)

=== Airports ===
[[Haneda Airport]] and [[Narita International Airport]] are the closest major civil airports. Commuter helicopter flights from [[Kawajima, Saitama|Kawajima]] to Narita Airport are offered.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heli-express.com/index.html?lan=en |title=Connecting TOKYO and Narita Int'l Airport - NARITA HELI EXPRESS |publisher=Heli-express.com |access-date=2010-12-07 |archive-date=2010-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215174910/http://www.heli-express.com/index.html?lan=en |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Honda Airport]] for [[general aviation]], and the [[Japan Air Self-Defense Force|JASDF]]'s [[Iruma Air Base]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/iruma/ |title=Iruma Air Base |publisher=Mod.go.jp |access-date=2010-12-07 |archive-date=2012-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115115357/http://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/iruma/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Kumagaya Air Base]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/kumagaya/ |title=Kumagaya Air Base |publisher=Mod.go.jp |access-date=2010-12-07 |archive-date=2010-11-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120150108/http://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/kumagaya/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Waterways ===
Rivers and canals, including those developed in the [[Edo period]] (17th – 19th centuries) in the east of the prefecture, are largely disused following the introduction of motorised land transport. Traces of water transport are found on the [[Tone River]], which forms the border between Saitama and Gunma Prefecture, and on the [[Arakawa River (Kanto)|Arakawa River]], which includes a tourist attraction in [[Nagatoro, Saitama|Nagatoro]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nagatoro.gr.jp/sisetu/kaiin/line_kudari/index.htm|title=長瀞ライン下り|website=Nagatoro.gr.jp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629033258/http://www.nagatoro.gr.jp/sisetu/kaiin/line_kudari/index.htm|archive-date=2007-06-29}}</ref>

== Culture ==

=== Mass media ===
See [[Mass media in Saitama Prefecture]].

== Politics and government ==
[[File:埼玉県庁舎.JPG|thumb|The current prefectural government [main] building in Saitama City]]
Like all prefectural administrations, Saitama's is headed by a governor ''([ken-]chiji)'' who is directly elected to four-year terms since 1947. The current incumbent is [[Motohiro Ōno]], a former DPFP member of the Diet who was elected in August 2019 with centre-left support (CDP, DPFP, SDP) and 47.9% of the vote against centre-right supported (LDP, Kōmeitō) former baseball player [[Kenta Aoshima]] (44.9%) and three other candidates.<ref>[[NHK]]SenkyoWeb, August 26, 2019: [https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/local/2019/saitama-chiji/ 2019 Saitama gubernatorial election result and summary coverage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002053305/https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/local/2019/saitama-chiji/ |date=2020-10-02 }} (Japanese), retrieved June 27, 2020.</ref>

Also as in all prefectures, prefectural by-laws, the budget and the approval of important prefectural administrative appointments such as the vice-governors or members of the public safety commission, are the prerogative of the [[Saitama Prefectural Assembly|assembly]] which is elected directly to four-year terms on an independent electoral cycle. That may or may not be synchronized with the gubernatorial term; currently, it is not, as it is still part of the unified local election cycle (Saitama gubernatorial elections already left the unified cycle in 1949). In the [[2019 Japanese unified local elections|last round in April 2019]], the LDP maintained its outright majority with 48 of the 93 seats in the assembly.<ref>[[NHK]]SenkyoWeb: 2019 unified local election results/prefectural assembly elections/[https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/touitsu/2019/11/14633/jyo14633.html Saitama] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704133820/https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/touitsu/2019/11/14633/jyo14633.html |date=2021-07-04 }} (Japanese), retrieved June 27, 2020.</ref> As in most prefectures, the Saitama assembly was established legally in 1878 and first convened 1879.<ref>Saitama Prefectural Assembly: [http://extra.pref.saitama.lg.jp/s-gikai/tour/05history.html Chronological table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116054622/http://extra.pref.saitama.lg.jp/s-gikai/tour/05history.html |date=2020-11-16 }}</ref>

In the [[National Diet]], Saitama's directly elected delegation consists of 15 members of the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]] and currently seven (four per class, but only raised from three in 2019, so it will only grow to eight after the 2022 election) in the [[House of Councillors (Japan)|House of Councillors]]. The latest prefecture-wide election was the House of Councillors by-election in October 2019 to fill the seat vacated by Motohiro Ōno; it was won by the previous governor [[Kiyoshi Ueda]] who has a centre-left background (DPJ member of the House of Representatives for Saitama's 4th district before his term as governor), but without full-scale party backing and without any other major party-backed candidate in the race.<ref>[[NHK]]SenkyoWeb, October 27, 2019: [https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/sangiin/hosen/2019/saitama/ 2019 HC Saitama constituency by-election result and summary coverage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025214839/https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/sangiin/hosen/2019/saitama/ |date=2020-10-25 }} (Japanese), retrieved June 27, 2020.</ref>

=== List of governors since 1947 ===
[[File:Nomura morihide.jpg|thumb|[[Nomura Morihide]], a samurai from [[Satsuma Domain]] which had won the [[Boshin War]] to take over government together with its allies in the [[Meiji Restoration]], briefly became the first governor (called ''kenrei'' in the first decades) of Saitama in 1871. The first Saitama native to take the office was the 43rd governor, Yūichi Ōsawa in 1949.]]
{|class="wikitable"
! Governor
! Term start
! Term end
|-
|Jitsuzo Nishimura (西村実造)
|align=center|12 April 1947
|align=center|28 March 1949
|-
|Yuichi Osawa (大沢雄一)
|align=center|17 May 1949
|align=center|28 May 1956
|-
|Hiroshi Kurihara (栗原浩)
|align=center|13 July 1956
|align=center|12 July 1972
|-
|[[Yawara Hata]] (畑和)
|align=center|13 July 1972
|align=center|12 July 1992
|-
|Yoshihiko Tsuchiya (土屋義彦)
|align=center|13 July 1992
|align=center|18 July 2003
|-
|[[Kiyoshi Ueda]] (上田清司)
|align=center|31 August 2003
|align=center|30 August 2019
|-
|[[Motohiro Ōno]](大野元裕)
|align=center|31 August 2019
|align=center|Incumbent
|}

=== International relations ===
Saitama Prefecture has a number of sister city relationships with states and a province as listed below (in chronological order).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/page/sister-states-and-provinces.html|title=Sister States and Provinces of Saitama Prefecture|publisher=Saitama Prefecture|date=1 July 2011|access-date=17 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121219034846/http://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/page/sister-states-and-provinces.html|archive-date=19 December 2012}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Mexico (state)|Mexico State]], Mexico, affiliated on October 2, 1979
*{{flagicon|China}} [[Shanxi]] province, China, affiliated on October 27, 1982
*{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Queensland]], Australia, affiliated on October 27, 1984
*{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Ohio]], United States, affiliated on October 22, 1990
*{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Brandenburg]], Germany, affiliated on August 26, 1998

== Sports ==
[[File:Saitamastadium0417.jpg|thumb|[[Saitama Stadium 2002]]]]
The sports teams listed below are based in Saitama.

=== Association football===
*[[Urawa Red Diamonds]]  ([[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]])
*[[Omiya Ardija]]  ([[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]])

===Baseball===
*[[Saitama Seibu Lions]]  ([[Tokorozawa, Saitama|Tokorozawa]])

===Basketball===
*[[Koshigaya Alphas]] ([[Koshigaya, Saitama|Koshigaya]]){{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
*[[Saitama Broncos]]  ([[Tokorozawa, Saitama|Tokorozawa]])

===Volleyball===
*[[Ageo Medics]]  ([[Ageo, Saitama|Ageo]]){{citation needed|date=November 2023}}

===Rugby union===
*[[Secom Rugguts]]  ([[Sayama, Saitama|Sayama]])

== Tourism ==
Most of the popular tourist sites in Saitama are located in the northwestern part of the prefecture, which is known as the [[Chichibu, Saitama|Chichibu]] Region. This region mostly consists of a hilly and moderately mountainous area, and is situated in a rich natural environment. The region is very popular among residents of Saitama and neighboring prefectures for short trips, as it is easily accessible via the railroad network.

=== Visitor attractions ===
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* [[Chichibu 34 Kannon Sanctuary]]
* [[Chichibu Shrine]]
* [[Ranzan Valley]]
* [[Gyoda City Provincial Museum]]
* [[Iwatsuki Doll Museum]]
* [[Railway Museum (Saitama)]]
{{col-break}}
* [[Kitain Temple]]
* [[Omiya Bonsai Village]]
* [[Nagatoro Valley]]
* [[Saitama New Urban Center]]
* [[Saitama Super Arena]]
* [[Seibuen Amusement Park]]
* [[Sakitama Hill]]
{{col-end}}

== Mascot ==
{{nihongo|Kobaton|コバトン}} is the prefectural mascot, a Eurasian collared dove, which is also the prefectural bird. Kobaton was made originally as the mascot of the fifty-ninth annual national athletic meeting held in the prefecture in 2004, and was inaugurated as mascot of the prefecture in 2005 with an inauguration ceremony and a letter of appointment from the governor. A wheelchair-using version of Kobaton also exists.<ref>{{cite web|author=埼玉県総務部広聴広報課 |url=http://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/what/what_kobaton.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221101816/http://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/what/what_kobaton.html |archive-date=2008-02-21 |title=埼玉県／埼玉県のマスコット コバトン |date=2008-02-21 |access-date=2010-12-07}}</ref>

==Notable people==
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* [[Hiroshi Hasebe]] (born 1956, Makoto Matsuno), theatre critic and university professor<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nrid.nii.ac.jp/nrid/1000010323768/|title=Matsuno Makoto|website=KAKEN|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref>
* [[Mamoru Miyano]] (born 1983), actor and singer
* [[Rie Takahashi]] (born 1994), voice actor and singer
* [[Mayu Watanabe]] 
* [[Anna Yamada]]

== Festivals and events ==

* [[Chichibu Night Festival|Chichibu night festival]] (Chichibu)
* [[Yono summer festival]] (Saitama City)

==See also==
* [[Saitama Bank]]
* [[Sayama Tea]], a tea variety grown in Saitama prefecture
*[[Thirteen Buddhas of Chichibu]]
* [[One-Punch Man]]

* [[:ja:市川由紀乃|Yukino Ichikawa]] (1976 - )

== References ==
=== Citations ===
{{reflist}}

=== Sources ===
* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). [https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC ''Japan encyclopedia.''] Cambridge: [[Harvard University Press]]. {{ISBN|978-0-674-01753-5}}; [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58053128?referer=di&ht=edition OCLC 58053128]

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Saitama prefecture}}
*[http://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/ Saitama Prefecture Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}
*[http://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/english/index.html Saitama Prefecture Official Website] {{in lang|en}}

{{Saitama}}

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