Yoshikawa, Saitama
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is a city
located in Saitama
, Japan
.
As of May 1, 2011, the city had an estimated population
of 66,773, with 25,194 households
and a density
of 2,111.73 persons per km². The total area is 31.62 km².
The city incorporated as a city on April 1, 1996. The area was previously Yoshikawa-machi, but population increase necessitated the change to 'shi' (city)
It is approximately, 20 km NW of Tokyo and bordered on both sides by 2 small rivers; Edogawa to the west and Nakagawa to the east.
Due to this location, Yoshikawa is known for its high-quality river eel production or 'unagi'.
Its main industries are farming and retail.
Musashino line
and the nearby Misato Junction provides access to the nation's tollways.
Cities of Japan
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located in Saitama
Saitama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
, Japan
Japan
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.
As of May 1, 2011, the city had an estimated population
Population
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of 66,773, with 25,194 households
Household
The household is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; [the household] "may or may not be synonymous with family"....
and a density
Population density
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of 2,111.73 persons per km². The total area is 31.62 km².
The city incorporated as a city on April 1, 1996. The area was previously Yoshikawa-machi, but population increase necessitated the change to 'shi' (city)
It is approximately, 20 km NW of Tokyo and bordered on both sides by 2 small rivers; Edogawa to the west and Nakagawa to the east.
Due to this location, Yoshikawa is known for its high-quality river eel production or 'unagi'.
Its main industries are farming and retail.
Transportation
Yoshikawa is serviced by the JREast Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
Musashino line
Musashino Line
The is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company . It links Tsurumi Station in Yokohama with Nishi-Funabashi Station in Chiba Prefecture, forming a 100.6 km unclosed loop around central Tokyo...
and the nearby Misato Junction provides access to the nation's tollways.
External links
- Yoshikawa official website in Japanese