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Fukaya
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 229,517 in 142,803 households in 60804 households and a population density of 1023 persons per km². The total area of the city is . It is famous for a variety of welsh onions or . Geography Fukaya is located on the northern border of Saitama Prefecture, in the flatlands of the Kantō plain, in-between the Tone River and the Arakawa River . Surrounding municipalities Saitama Prefecture * Honjō * Kumagaya * Ranzan * Misato * Yorii Gunma Prefecture * Isesaki * Ōta Climate Fukaya has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Fukaya is 14.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1270 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.4 °C. Demographics Per J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukaya-shuku
was the ninth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto during the Edo periodNakasendō Kumaya-shuku Homepage S. Tsukamoto. Accessed August 23, 2007. It was located in the present-day city of , , Japan. History Unlike many of the that existed during the |
Yorii, Saitama
is a town in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 32,851 in 14,689 households and a population density of 510 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Located in northwestern Saitama Prefecture, Yorii is on the central reaches of the Arakawa River, just downstream of Nagatoro, and is approximately 70 kilometers from downtown Tokyo. Surrounding municipalities Saitama Prefecture * Fukaya * Misato * Ranzan * Ogawa * Minano * Nagatoro * Higashichichibu Climate Yorii has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ageo is 13.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1746 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.2 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Yorii peaked around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misato, Saitama (town)
is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 11,097 in 4494 households and a population density of 330 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Located in western Saitama Prefecture, Misato is on the central reaches of the Arakawa River and is approximately 70 kilometers from downtown Tokyo. Surrounding municipalities Saitama Prefecture * Fukaya * Honjō * Minano * Nagatoro Climate Misato has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Misato is 13.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1532 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.7 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Misato has remained relatively steady for a century. History Mastuhisa, Ozawa an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honjō, Saitama
260px, Honjō Matsuri is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 77,900 in 35,026 households and a population density of 870 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Honjō is located on the northwestern border of Saitama Prefecture, bordered by the upper reaches of the Tone River to the north. Surrounding municipalities Saitama Prefecture * Fukaya * Kamisato * Kamikawa * Nagatoro * Minano Gunma Prefecture * Isesaki * Tamamura Climate Honjō has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Honjō is 14.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1258 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.9 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Honjō peaked around the ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okabe Domain
was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Musashi Province (modern-day Saitama Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Okabe ''jin'ya'' in what is now part of the city of Fukaya, Saitama. History The Abe clan were retainers of the Imagawa clan, and later went into the service of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Abe Nobumori was a 5250 '' koku'' ''hatamoto'' who served under Honda Masanobu at the Battle of Sekigahara. He subsequently served under Tokugawa Hidetada at the Siege of Osaka, but was not given an increase in revenues until he was awarded 4000 ''koku'' in 1636. In 1649, he was appointed commander of Osaka Castle, which came with a 10,000 ''koku'' stipend, which gave him enough for the title of ''daimyō''. However, his 19,250 ''koku'' consisted of widely scattered holdings in Musashi, Settsu, Mikawa and Shimotsuke provinces. His son, Abe Nobuyuki, gave 1000 ''koku'' to each of his two brothers in 1662; however, on his appointment as Deputy Comman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōta, Gunma
is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 224,358 in 109,541 households, and a population density of 1300 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Ōta is located in the extreme southeastern portion of Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō Plains, bordered by Tochigi Prefecture to the east and Saitama Prefecture to the south. The city is located northwest of Tokyo between the Tone and Watarase rivers. It is located about 80 kilometers northwest of central Tokyo, about 30 kilometers east of the prefectural capital at Maebashi, about 40 kilometers east of Takasaki. The elevation of the city ranges from 30–40 meters in lowland in the south, southwest, northeast, and east, to 40–70 meters in the northwest. Surrounding municipalities Gunma Prefecture * Isesaki * Kiryū * Midori * Ōizumi * Ōra Tochigi Prefecture * Ashikaga Saitama Prefecture * Kumagaya * Fukaya Climate Ōta has a Humid continental climat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isesaki, Gunma
is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 213,303 in 91,789 households, and a population density of 1500 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Isesaki is located in the northwestern part of the Kantō Plain of southern Gunma Prefecture. It is adjacent to Saitama Prefecture across the Tone River, which runs through the southern part of the city. The distance to the center of the city is about from Maebashi City, the prefectural capital of Gunma, from Takasaki, and about from central Tokyo. Surrounding municipalities Gunma Prefecture * Maebashi * Kiryū * Ōta * Midori * Tamamura Saitama Prefecture * Honjō * Fukaya Climate Isesaki has a humid continental climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Isesaki is 14.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1256 mm with September as the wettest month. The tempe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saitama Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 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 is the capital and largest city of Saitama Prefecture, with other major cities including Kawaguchi, Kawagoe, and Tokorozawa. Saitama Prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world, and many of its cities are described as bedroom communities and suburbs of Tokyo with many residents commuting into the city each day. History According to ''Sendai Kuji Hongi'' ('' Kujiki''), Chichibu was one of 137 provinces during the reign of Emperor Sujin. Chichibu Province was in western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranzan, Saitama
250px, Ranzan Gorge is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 17,755 in 8150 households and a population density of 590 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Ranzan is located in central Saitama Prefecture. The Higashimatsuyama Plateau extends to the central and northern parts of the town/ Surrounding municipalities Saitama Prefecture * Fukaya * Higashimatsuyama * Kumagaya * Ogawa * Namegawa * Tokigawa * Hatoyama * Yorii Climate Ranzan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ranzan is 14.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1746 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.5 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Ranzan peaked around the year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumagaya, Saitama
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 195,277 in 87,827 households and a population density of 1200 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Kumagaya is one of the largest cities in northern Saitama Prefecture. About two-thirds of the city area is located between the Tone River and the Arakawa River alluvial fan, approximately 60 km from central Tokyo and 45 km from the prefectural capital at Saitama City. The highest point in the city is Mikajiri Kannon, which is located on the Kushibiki plateau at an altitude of 83.3 meters. The city is known for its abundant and high quality ground water. Surrounding municipalities Saitama Prefecture * Gyōda * Kōnosu * Higashimatsuyama * Fukaya * Namegawa * Ranzan * Yoshimi Gunma Prefecture * Ōta * Oizumi * Chiyoda Climate Kumagaya has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokugawa Shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate (, Japanese 徳川幕府 ''Tokugawa bakufu''), also known as the , was the military government of Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the no ... during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868.Louis-Frédéric, Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Tokugawa-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 978.Nussbaum"''Edo-jidai''"at p. 167. The Tokugawa shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, ending the civil wars of the Sengoku period following the collapse of the Ashikaga shogunate. Ieyasu became the ''shōgun,'' and the Tokugawa clan governed Japan from Edo Castle in the eastern city of Edo (Tokyo) along with the ''daimyō'' lords of the ''samurai'' class.Nussbaum"Tokugawa"at p. 976. The Tokugawa shogunate organized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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